Greece Administrative Divisions

What is the hierarchy of administrative divisions in Greece?

Greece operates on a three-level system starting with 13 regions at the top level, followed by regional units, and municipalities as the smallest administrative units. There is also Mount Athos, which is sometimes counted as a fourteenth region, but it is an autonomous area with its own self-governance and is not part of the standard regional system.

Here’s a breakdown of the hierarchy:

1. Regions: Greece is divided into 14 regions.

2. Regional units: Regions are subdivided into regional units.

3. Municipalities: These are the smallest administrative units, often found within regional units.

List of Greece's administrative divisions with their counts and names

These are the summarized administrative divisions. The full dataset is available in the Download Center.

isocountryadmin level 1admin level 2admin level 3admin level 4
GRGreeceAttica (Region)8 Regional units66 MunicipalitiesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
GRGreeceCentral Greece (Region)5 Regional units25 MunicipalitiesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
GRGreeceCentral Macedonia (Region)7 Regional units38 MunicipalitiesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
GRGreeceCrete (Region)4 Regional units24 MunicipalitiesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
GRGreeceEast Macedonia and Thrace (Region)6 Regional units22 MunicipalitiesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
GRGreeceEpirus (Region)4 Regional units18 MunicipalitiesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
GRGreeceIonian Islands (Region)5 Regional units11 MunicipalitiesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
GRGreeceMount Athos (Autonomous Area)1 Regional unit1 MunicipalityThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
GRGreeceNorth Aegean (Region)5 Regional units11 MunicipalitiesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
GRGreecePeloponnese (Region)5 Regional units26 MunicipalitiesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
GRGreeceSouth Aegean (Region)13 Regional units34 MunicipalitiesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
GRGreeceThessaly (Region)5 Regional units25 MunicipalitiesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
GRGreeceWestern Greece (Region)3 Regional units19 MunicipalitiesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.
GRGreeceWest Macedonia (Region)4 Regional units13 MunicipalitiesThis level doesn’t exist for this country.

Why is building an Administrative Divisions Database complex?

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