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Periphery: North Aegean
Prefecture : Samos

Samos Prefecture Νομός Σάμου
Periphery	North Aegean
Capital	Samos
Population	44,114 (2005) Ranked 46th
Area	778 km² Ranked 48th
Population density	56.7/km² Ranked 22nd
Number of provinces
Number of municipalities	8
Number of communities
Postal codes	83x xx
Area codes	227x0
Licence plate code	ΜΟ
ISO 3166-2 code	GR-84
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Samos Prefecture (Greek Σάμος; consists of the islands of Samos, Icaria and the smaller islands of Fourni Korseon. Its capital and main passenger port is the town of Vathi, also called Samos; other harbours are the island's second most populated town of Karlovassi and the ancient Pythagoreion, a place of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, now a village called Tigani, on the SE coast.

The nearest airport is Samos Airport. The airport maintains a tactical communication with Athens Int'l Eleftherios Venizelos Airport all year round and further charter flights to/from the rest of Europe during the 3 months summer holidays peak season.

The prefecture's main products include the famous sweet Samian wine, reknown since the times of classical antiquity and the excellent virgin olive oil. These two products consist the main Samian exported crops. Other crops of relative significance are the sun-dried figs, the almonds and the flower honey of Samos.

The prefecture is diveded into the Samos Province and Ikaria Province.

Municipalities

Municipality	YPES code	Seat	Postal code	Area code
Agios Kirykos	4601	Agios Kirykos	833 00	22750-2
Evdilos	4603	Evdilos	833 02	22750-3
Fournoi Korseon	4608	Fourni Korseon	833 01	22750-5
Karlovasi	4604	Karlovassi	832 00	22730-3
Marathokampos	4605	Marathokampos	831 02	22730-3
Pythagoreio	4606	Pythagoreio	831 03	22730-6 thru 9
Raches	4607	Christon Rachon	833 01	22750-4
Vathy/Samos	4602	Vathy/Samos	831-00	22730-2