Editing Phocis

{{About||the ancient region|Phocis (ancient region)|the electoral district|Phocis (constituency)}}
{{Infobox Greece place
| name                    = Phocis
| name_local              = <small>Περιφερειακή ενότητα</small><br>Φωκίδας
| type                    = regional unit
| image_skyline           = 2010 Dimi Fokidas numbered.svg
| caption_skyline         = Municipalities of Phocis
| image_map               = Nomos Fokidas.png
| map_caption             = Phocis within Greece
| coordinates             = {{coord|38|30|N|22|15|E|display=inline,title}}
| periph                  = [[Central Greece (administrative region)|Central Greece]]
| seat                    = [[Amfissa]]
| area                    = 2120
| elevation               = 
| population              = 36199
| population_as_of        = 2021
| demonym                 = 
| postal_code             = 33x xx
| area_code               = 226x0, 26340
| licence                 = ΑΜ
| website                 = {{URL|www.fokida.gr}}
}}
'''Phocis''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|oʊ|s|ɪ|s}}; {{langx|el|Φωκίδα}} {{IPA|el|foˈciða|}}; {{langx|grc|[[wikt:Φωκίς|Φωκίς]]}}) is one of the [[regional units of Greece]]. It is part of the administrative region of [[Central Greece (administrative region)|Central Greece]]. It stretches from the western mountainsides of [[Mount Parnassus|Parnassus]] on the east to the mountain range of [[Vardousia]] on the west, upon the [[Gulf of Corinth]]. It is named after the [[Phocis (ancient region)|ancient region of Phocis]], but the modern regional unit also includes parts of ancient [[Aetolia]], [[Locris]] and [[Doris (Greece)|Doris]].

==Geography==
Modern Phocis has an area of {{convert|2120|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|560|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} are forested, {{convert|36|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} are plains, and the remainder is mountainous.<ref name="fokida-history">{{cite web |url=http://www.fokida.gr/en/istoria.html |title=History |access-date=2007-05-03 |year=2001–2002 |work=Prefecture of Fokida |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070404091123/http://www.fokida.gr/en/istoria.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-04-04}}</ref> The massive ridge of [[Parnassus]] ({{convert|2,459|m|ft|abbr=on}}, which traverses the heart of the country, divides it into two distinct portions. The neighbouring prefectures are [[Aetolia-Acarnania]] to the west, [[Phthiotis]] to the north and [[Boeotia]] to the east. It also shares a tiny border with [[Evrytania]]. Much of the south and east are deforested and rocky and mountainous while the valley runs from Itea up to Amfissa. Forests and green spaces are to the west, the central part and the north.

Its reservoir is the [[Mornos Dam]] on the [[Mornos]] river. It covers nearly 1&nbsp;km to 3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It was completed in the 1960s, and GR-48 was extended to pass through the dam.

The roads of Phocis are:
*[[Greek National Road 3]], NE
*[[Greek National Road 27]], Cen., N
*[[Greek National Road 48]], SW, Cen., SE
*[[European route E65|E65]], SW, S, SE

==Administration==
===Prefecture===
The [[prefectures of Greece|prefecture]] of Phocis was formed in 1947 from the previous [[Phthiotis and Phocis Prefecture]]. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, a new regional unit Phocis was formed from the 1947 prefecture Phocis ({{langx|el|Νομός Φωκίδας}}) without a change of territory.

===Municipalities===
In 2011 the regional unit Phocis was subdivided into 2 municipalities according to the table below.<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.|title=ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! New municipality !! Old municipalities !! Seat 
|-
| rowspan=8|[[Delphi]] (''Delfoi'')<br>Map number 1|| [[Delphi]] || rowspan=8|Amfissa
|-
| [[Amfissa]] 
|-
| [[Desfina]] 
|-
| [[Galaxidi]] 
|-
| [[Gravia]] 
|-
| [[Itea, Phocis|Itea]] 
|-
| [[Kallieis]] 
|-
| [[Parnassos (municipality)|Parnassos]] 
|-
| rowspan=4|[[Dorida]]<br>Map number 2|| [[Efpalio]] || rowspan=4|Lidoriki
|-
| [[Lidoriki]] 
|-
| [[Tolofon]] 
|-
| [[Vardousia (municipality)|Vardousia]] 
|}

===Former provinces===
The pre-2011 municipalities had been organized into two provinces:
*Province of Dorida - Lidoriki
*Province of Parnassida - Amfissa
These were abolished. Provinces no longer hold any legal status in [[Greece]].

==Demographics==
Modern Phocis was inhabited by several [[Greeks|Greek]] tribes since antiquity, mainly by Phocians, [[Locrians]] and [[Dorians]], which were intermingled and formed the present-day Phocian population, with a unique linguistic and cultural heritage, frequently mentioned as Roumeliotes.

===Population statistics===
With a population of 40,343 (2001), it is one of Greece's least populous regional units, and has a [[population density]] of {{convert|19|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|persons&nbsp;|persons|}}.<ref name=census11>[http://www.statistics.gr/portal/page/portal/ESYE/BUCKET/General/resident_population_census2011.xls Detailed census results 2011] {{in lang|el}}</ref> In the summer months, the population nearly doubles due to the influx of tourists.<ref name="fokida-history"/>

Most of the villages are in the south, the southeast and the east, especially in the areas between Amfissa and Itea. The north and the west are the least populated.

===Notable people===
*[[Alexander of Phocis]]
*[[Giannis Skarimpas]] (September 28, 1893 in [[Agia Efthymia|Agia Efthymia Parnassidos]] – January 21, 1984)
*[[Nikolaos Makarezos]] (1919 – August 3, 2009)
*[[Eleni Karaindrou]]

===Sporting teams===
Here are the most popular sporting teams in the prefecture. All of the teams are under the [[Phocis Football Clubs Association]] in which it existed since 1985 after the separation and dissolution of the Phocis-Phtiotis Football Guild Union.

*[[Androutsos Gravia]] - Gravia
*[[Asteras Iteas]] - Itea
*[[Doxa Desfina]] - Desfina
*[[Isaia Desfina]] - Desfina
*[[Diagoras Polydrosos]] - Polydrosos
*[[Dorikos Nea Dorida]] - Nea Dorida
*[[Fokikos F.C.|Fokikos]] - Amfissa
*[[A.O. Malesina]] - Malesina

==History==
{{Main|Phocis (ancient region)}}

==See also==
*[[List of settlements in Phocis]]

==Attribution==
{{EB1911|wstitle = Phocis|volume=21}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Phocis}}
{{wikivoyage|Phocis}}
* {{cite web | url=http://fanaticus.org/dba/armies/I52h.html | website=Fanaticus website | title=Phokians, 668&ndash;450BC | year=2003| url-status=usurped | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040307191721/http://fanaticus.org/dba/armies/I52h.html | archive-date=2004-03-07 }}
* {{cite web | url=http://www.grecian.net/GREECE/centralgreece/fokida/fokida.htm | title=Prefecture: Fokida| website=Greece | year=2002| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308000825/http://www.grecian.net/GREECE/centralgreece/fokida/fokida.htm| archive-date=2005-03-08}}
* {{cite web | url=http://www.mythorama.com/_mythes/indexfr.php?id=398 | title=Mythologie grecque | website=Mythorama | year=2005 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050114032028/http://www.mythorama.com/_mythes/indexfr.php?id=398 | archive-date=2005-01-14 | language=fr}}

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