Samos Prefecture

Samos Prefecture was a prefecture in , consisting of the islands of , and the smaller islands of . In 2011 the prefecture was abolished and the territory is now covered by the regional units of and Ikaria.
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  • Type: prefecture of Greece with 43,800 residents
  • Description: prefecture of Greece
  • Also known as: Nomos Samou” and “Samos

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samos and Marathokampos.

is an island in the North Aegean Sea and one of the . Its capital is the town of , formerly known as Vathi. The Samians still call their capital Vathi instead of .

Village
is a town, municipal unit, and a former municipality on the island of , , . Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Samos, of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 6 km southwest of Samos Prefecture.

Village
is a Greek village in the northwestern part of , 5 km from . The village belongs to the municipality of West Samos. According to the 2021 census, the village has 1,076 inhabitants. is situated 6 km north of Samos Prefecture.

Samos Prefecture

Latitude
37.75° or 37° 45′ north
Longitude
26.75° or 26° 45′ east
Population
43,800
Elevation
387 metres (1,270 feet)
Open location code
8G98QQ22+22
Geo­Names ID
254112
Wiki­data ID
Q214208
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Samos Prefecture” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ساموس
  • Armenian: Սամոս (նոմոս)
  • Armenian: Սամոս
  • Bulgarian: Самос
  • Catalan: prefectura de Samos
  • Cebuano: Nomós Sámou
  • Chinese: 萨摩斯州
  • Chinese: 薩摩斯州
  • Croatian: Prefektura Samos
  • Dutch: Samos
  • Esperanto: Samoso
  • French: nome de Sámos
  • French: Nome de Sámos
  • French: Sámos
  • Georgian: სამოსი
  • Georgian: სამოსის ნომი
  • German: GR-84
  • German: Samos
  • Greek: Νομός Σάμου
  • Greek: Σάμος
  • Indonesian: Prefektur Samos
  • Italian: Prefettura di Samo
  • Italian: Samo
  • Japanese: サモス県
  • Korean: 사모스 현
  • Korean: 사모스현
  • Latin: Samos
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Samos
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Samos prefektur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sámos prefektur
  • Norwegian: Samos
  • Polish: Nomos Samos
  • Polish: Samos
  • Portuguese: Samos
  • Romanian: Prefectura Samos
  • Russian: Самос
  • Serbian: Prefektura Samos
  • Serbian: Префектура Самос
  • Serbo-Croatian: Prefektura Samos
  • Slovenian: GR-84
  • Slovenian: Nomos Samos
  • Slovenian: Prefektura Samos
  • Spanish: prefectura de Samos
  • Spanish: Prefectura de Samos
  • Spanish: Prefectura de Sámos
  • Spanish: Samos
  • Spanish: Sámos
  • Swedish: Nomós Sámou
  • Turkish: Samos
  • Turkish: Sisam Adası
  • Turkish: Sisam
  • Ukrainian: Самос
  • Urdu: ساموس پریفیکچر
  • Waray (Philippines): Samos

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