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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Preveza prefecture|Preveza]]
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| [[Provinces of Greece|Province]]: || [[Province of Nikopoli and Parga|Nikopoli and Parga]]
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| Location: || {{coor dms|39|16|58|N|20|23|59|E|region:GR}}!--
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| Area: -Total -Water -Rank|| km² km² 
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| Population: ([[2001]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  3,569  -/km² 
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:|| sea level 32 m(centre) about 800 to 900 m
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 480 60
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 26840|26840]] (030-26840)-2
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 4306
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>PZ</code>
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| 3-letter abbreviation: || PAG '''Pa'''r'''g'''a
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| Address of administration: || 9 V.E. Vasilia St. Parga 480 60
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| Website: || [http://www.parga.gr www.parga.gr]
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'''Parga''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Πάργα), is a town and a municipality located in the northwestern part of [[Preveza]] in northwestern [[Greece]] being surrounded entirely by the prefecture of [[Thesprotia]] and is the only municipality in Greece that is surrounded by another prefecture. It is on a road linking Anthousa and [[Greece Interstate 18|GR-19]]. It is located about 40 km S of [[Igoumenitsa]], SW of [[Ioannina]], 65 km NW of [[Preveza]], 90 km W of [[Arta]] and about 50 km NW of [[Vonitsa]] and about 60 km NE of [[Lefkada]]. The settlement dates back to ancient times and was called '''Ypargos'''. When the Slavs invaded the area, it became '''Paragiros''', '''Paragaia''' or '''Paragea''', '''Ypagogos''' or '''Epagogos''' or '''Epargos''' where its named after the [[Slavic language|Slavic]] word ''prag'' meaning port.

==Communities==
*[[Agia (Preveza), Greece|Agia]] (westernmost place in the prefecture)
*[[Agia Kyriaki (Preveza), Greece|Agia Kyriaki]]
*[[Anthousa (Preveza), Greece|Anthousa]]
*'''Parga'''
*[[Trikorfo (Preveza), Greece|Trikorfo]]

==Nearest places==

*Anthousa, W
*Livadari, N
*Agia Kyriaki, E

==Historical population==

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! Year !! Communal population !! Change (town) !! Municipal population
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| [[1981]] || 1,892 || - || -
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| [[1991]] || 1,699 || -193/-10.20% || 3,569
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Parga has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasuim, a church, a post office, banks, a port situated in the central part which ferries to, a beach in the central and the eastern part of Parga, taverns and a square (''plateia'').

Parga is situated on a hillside with a road linking Anthousa and [[Greece Interstate 19|GR-19]]. A promontory and a rocky hill with some types of pine trees with tall ones on a top is situated in the west. An rocky islet with pine trees is to the southeast and a small promontory with trees to the east. Lake [[Kalodiki]] is situated to the east and is like a pond which is used for frogs.

The mountains suurounds Parga and is rocky and bushy in the east while it is forestes and grassy in the west and north and has a mountainotop in the northwest.

A view of [[Paxoi]] and parts of southern [[Corfu]] can be seen and sometimes [[Lefkada]] as well.

In [[1570]], a Venetian fortress was established with the wonderful prospect. There are daily tourists from the island of Corfu and to [[Paxoi]].

==See also==
*[[List of communities of Preveza]]

==External links==
{{Commonscat|Parga}}

*http://www.parga.net (in English)
*http://www.inparga.com (in English)
*http://web752.can01.de/new/parganet.shtml (in German)
*http://www.soka.nu/resor/parga/index.shtml (in Swedish)
*[http://www.caingram.info/Parga.htm Photos of Parga]
*http://www.backpackingreece.50megs.com/photo5.html
*http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/features/parga.html

 
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<td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Margariti]]</td>
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<td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Ionian Sea]] </td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Parga'''</td>
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<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' Ionian Sea</td>
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-'''Parga''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Πάργα), is a town and a municipality located in the northwestern part of [[Preveza]] in northwestern [[Greece]] being surrounded entirely by the prefecture of [[Thesprotia]] and is the only municipality in Greece that is surrounded by another prefecture.  It is on a road linking Anthousa and [[Greece Interstate 18|GR-19]].  It is located about 40 km S of [[Igoumenitsa]], SW of [[Ioannina]], 65 km NW of [[Preveza]], 90 km W of [[Arta]] and about 50 km NW of [[Vonitsa]] and about 60 km NE of [[Lefkada]].  The settlement dates back to ancient times and was called '''Ypargos'''.  When the Slavs invaded the area, it became '''Paragiros''', '''Paragaia''' or '''Paragea''', '''Ypagogos''' or '''Epagogos''' or '''Epargos''' where its named after the [[Slavic language|Slavic]] word ''prag'' meaning port.
+'''Parga''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Πάργα), is a town and a municipality located in the northwestern part of [[Preveza]] in northwestern [[Greece]] being surrounded entirely by the prefecture of [[Thesprotia]] and is the only municipality in Greece that is surrounded by another prefecture.  It is on a road linking Anthousa and [[Greece Interstate 18|GR-19]].  It is located about 40 km S of [[Igoumenitsa]], SW of [[Ioannina]], 65 km NW of [[Preveza]], 90 km W of [[Arta]] and about 50 km NW of [[Vonitsa]] and about 60 km NE of [[Lefkada]].  The settlement dates back to ancient times and was called '''Ypargos'''.  When the Slavs invaded the area, it became '''Paragiros''', '''Paragaia''' or '''Paragea''', '''Ypagogos''' or '''Epagogos''' or '''Epargos''' where its named after the Slavic word ''prag'' meaning port.
 ==Communities==

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 ==External links==
-{{Commonscat|Parga}}
 <!--*[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Pargacountry=GR Mapquest - Parga]-->
 *http://www.parga.net (in English)

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