BOEOTIA PREFECTURE

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'Boeotia' (Greek: ''Βοιωτία''; -''Voiotía'', also ''Viotía'') is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is within the Central Greece periphery, and its area was known in ancient times as Boeotia. Its capital is Livadeia and the second largest city is Thebes, and the area has access to the island of Euboea via two bridges : one that runs through Chalkida, and another bypassing it with a further road via Athens. Its bounding prefectures are Phocis in the west, Phthiotis to the north and northwest, Euboea in the east via a bay and a gulf, and Attica to the south.
It has two lakes located in the northeast; one, in 2002, revealed a lost village.

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Geography

Climate

History

Transport

Municipalities and communities

Geography

Its geography includes part of the Parnitha ranges in the southwest , with a huge mining area in the southeast and mountains in the south, including Helicon ; more cover the west, including mount Parnassus, where the prefecture's only ski resort is located ; and more again in the north, with a few forests and hills in the east. Its longest river, the Cephissus, lies in the central part, where most of the low-lying areas of Boeotia are to be found. Two lakes lie to the northeast, and have been considered a wetland.

Climate

Its climate ranges from hot summers to mild-to-cool winters, while the northern and eastern part are often more likely to experience cloud during the later part of the day. Stronger winter conditions are very common in areas higher than 1,000 m, and summer here is a little cooler than in the low-lying areas.

History

For history before the prefecture, see the Boeotia article.

Transport

★ Greek National Road 1/E75, SE, E, NE

★ Greek National Road 3, S, E, Cen., W, NW

★ Greek National Road 27, W, SW

★ Greek National Road 44, E

★ Greek National Road 48, W

Municipalities and communities

Municipality	YPES code	Seat (if different)	Postal code
Akraifnia	0801	Akraifnio	322 00
Aliartos	0802		322 01
Arachova	0804		320 04
Chaironeia	0820		321 00
Davleia	0806		320 08
Dervenochori	0807	Pyli	190 12
Distomo	0808		320 05
Koroneia	0812	Agios Georgios	320 07
Livadeia	0814		321 00
Oinofyta	0815		320 11
Orchomenos	0816		323 00
Plataies	0817	Kaparelli	322 00
Schimatari	0818		320 09
Tanagra	0819	Arma	322 00
Thebes	0810		322 00
Thespies	0809		320 02
Thisvi	0811	Domvraina	320 10
Vagia	0805		320 02
Community	YPES code	Seat (if different)	Postal code
Antikyra	0803		320 12
Kyriaki	0813		320 06

See also: List of settlements in the Boeotia prefecture