Before and after the Kapodistrias reform, the difference between municipalities (δήμοι) and communities (κοινότητες) was merely a matter of size. Municipalities were larger and had a more urban character than communities, which were as small as a single village. The reform reduced the number of municipalities and communities sharply: from 5775 (441 municipalities and 5382 communities) to 1033 (900 municipalities and 133 communities). Municipalities and communities varied in population from 745,514 (
Athens) to 28 (
Gramos, in Kastoria Prefecture) with an
average of 10,603.5 and a
median of only 4,661.5 (2001 census "real" population, including
Agion Oros as one of the municipalities). The following table illustrates the range: Municipalities and communities varied in land area from 873.552 km2 (
Kato Nevrokopi in Drama Prefecture) to 0.800 km2 (
Nea Chalkidona in Athens Prefecture), with an average of 127.618 km2 and a median of 105.669 km2. ==See also==