The Eastern Sporades
Τμήμα Ανατολικών Σποράδων | |
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Former subdivision of Greece (1828–1830) | |
 The Eastern Sporades | |
| Nickname: The Eastern Islands | |
| Country | Hellenic State |
| Founded on | 13 April 1828 |
| Founded by | Greek government |
| Capital | Vathy, Samos |
| Government | |
| • Extraordinary commissioner | Ioannis Kolettis (Karmanioloi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Eastern Sporades (Greek: Ανατολικές Σποράδες) or Eastern Islands (Greek: Ανατολικοί Νήσοι) was the name of one of the thirteen divisions (administrative districts) created in 1828 with the administrative division of the newly formed Hellenic State by the government of Ioannis Kapodistrias.[1][2]
- ^ Ioannis Giannopoulos (1997). "Σύντομη ιστορία της Δωδεκανήσου". Wayback Machine. Athens: Greek parliament. p. 36. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. (in Greek)
- ^ File of Ioannis Kapodistrias (13 April 1828), Αρχείον Ιωάννου Καποδίστρια, τ. Η΄, pg. 304. (in Greek)