Government
Epirus is divided into four regional units (formerly prefectures, nomoi), which are further subdivided into municipalities (dimoi). The regional units are: Thesprotia, Ioannina, Arta and Preveza.
From January 2011, according to the reform introduced by the Kallikratis Programme (Act 3852/2010) the prefectures were abolished and replaced by regional units. The former municipalities and communities were re-structured to form only 18 new municipalities.
| Municipality | Population | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Ioannina | 97,657 | Ioannina |
| Konitsa | 9,294 | Konitsa |
| Pogoni | 11,092 | Kalpaki |
| Zagori | 6,032 | Asprangeli |
| Metsovo | 7,835 | Metsovo |
| Zitsa | 17,293 | Eleousa |
| North Tzoumerka | 7,097 | Pramanta |
| Dodoni | 13,939 | Agia Kyriaki |
| Arta | 41,814 | Arta |
| Central Tzoumerka | 12,069 | Vourgareli |
| Nikolaos Skoufas | 15,235 | Peta |
| Georgios Karaiskakis | 9,016 | Ano Kalentini |
| Preveza | 27,684 | Preveza |
| Ziros | 16,494 | Filippiada |
| Parga | 12,944 | Kanallaki |
| Igoumenitsa | 24,692 | Igoumenitsa |
| Souli | 10,951 | Paramythia |
| Filiates | 10,448 | Filiates |
The region's governor is, since 1 January 2011, Alexandros Kachrimanis, who was elected in the November 2010 local administration elections for the New Democracy and Popular Orthodox Rally parties.
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