The prefecture level comes under the province level, and in turn oversees the county level.
In the Japanese system, the word prefecture (県; ken) is used for translating references to an administrative district, which is about the area of a county in the United States but, on average, about half the population of a state.
These prefectures and municipalities are not merely set up as the nation's administrative section, but also as corporate bodies--independent from the country-- that possess their own basic governing areas and local residents as their constituents.
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The bounding province is Kozani to the south, the prefectures of Florina to the northwest, Pella to the north and Imathia to the east.
Kozani (Greek: Îοζάνη) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece.
Imathia (Greek: Îμαθία) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece.
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These prefectures and municipalities are not merely set up as the nation's administrative section, but also as corporate bodies independent from the country that possesses their own basic governing areas and local residents as their constituents.
Prefecture was the good enough English translation before the establishment of ROC for the Chinese term xian (县 or 縣 pinyin xiàn) which marked the level of government below the province.
Prefectures in modern China oversee counties, which is the equivalent of Chinese prefectures in the ancient sense.
Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos):
List of the prefectures of Greece by population density
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The prefecture is a combination of Aetolia and Acarnania.
The surrounding prefectures are Arta in Epirus, a narrow length bordering Karditsa of Thessaly, Evrytania/Eurytania to the northeast and Phokida (Phokis) to the east.
The prefecture excludes islands lying in the west and belongs to the Kefalliniaprefecture.
The Northern Aegean Islands and most of Epirus and Macedonia were transferred from the waning Ottoman Empire to Greece in 1913 at the conclusion of the Balkan Wars.
The prefectures are further subdivided into 147 eparchia (provinces), which are further subdivided into 272 demoi (municipalities), which are further subdivided into localities.
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The fire brigade in the prefectures of Thessaloniki and Halkidiki were called to pump water out of hundreds of homes.
Two arrested in Thessaloniki carrying 100 kilos hashish
acting on a tip-off that a drug-trafficking ring was bringing large quantities of illegal drugs into Greece, selling them mainly in the prefectures of Larissa...
The famous prefecture of Thessaloniki pulses with multifarious interesting elements, such as archaeological and historical monuments, amazing natural sites and settlements, hospitable inhabitants with unique mentality and an enviable lifestyle that shall definitely impress you.
The town of Thessaloniki, the capital of the prefecture, is the second largest town and the co-capital of Greece.
Thessaloniki, one of the most gifted prefectures of Greece, is definitely worth a visit.
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Barry Strauss' narrative of this complex ancient naval battle brings the story to life with rich details and a readable, popular narrative style.
The tree is comprised of branches on how to make war, what is valuable in literature, the arts, philo...
For readers seeking an introduction to the Peloponnesian War, I can imagine no better place to start--except, perhaps, Thucydides, but even then it might be wise to begin with this introduction.
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