Pella Prefecture

Pella (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πέλλας) is one of the regional units of Greece, in the geographic region of Macedonia. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia. It is named after the ancient city of Pella, the capital of ancient Macedonia and the birthplace of Alexander the Great. The capital of Pella is Edessa. The regional unit Pella is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): Pella was created as a prefecture out of the then-gigantic Thessaloniki Prefecture in 1930. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Pella was created out of the former prefecture Pella (Greek: Νομός Πέλλας). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the...