A Administrative Divisions

• Administrative districts. There are four administrative districts, known as demes (δήμος).
• The Holy Mountain itself.
• The island of Ammouliani.
• The Lowland is divided into two districts by a line running down the center of the peninsula:
  • Prosforion on the western shore.
  • Aktí on the eastern shore.

• Towns
  • There are three towns, one village and one gendarmery post in the Monastic Republic.
    • Towns (πόλη)
      • Prosforion is on the bay side of the peninsula, close to the border of the Holy Mountain.
      • b. Aktí is on the sea side of the peninsula and is the center for the beach crowd.
      • c. Ammouliani is on the island of the same name. It can be reached by ferry from Prosforion.
    • Village (χοριό)
      • Karyes, the capital, is on the Holy Mountain.

• Gendarmerie post (χωροφυλακή βάση)
  • Dafni is the port for the Holy Mountain, located on the bay side. The Holy Mountain is accessible only by ferry from Prosforion. A detachment of gendarmes is stationed there to monitor the entrance to and exit from the Holy Mountain.