the divisions of greece are called 'peripheries'. as of january 2011, there are 13 peripheries in greece. peripheries are subdivided into 'peripheral units', and previously they were known as 'prefecture', but prefectures were abolished in 2011. the most populated peripheries in greece are attica, where the capital city of greece, athens, is, and central macedonia, where greece's second-largest city, thessaloniki, is. all the peripheries, and their capital cities, are: