Administrative region of Greece
Administrative region of Greece in Thessaly and Central Greece
Central Greece (Greek :Περιφέρεια Στερεάς Ελλάδας ,romanized : Periféreia Stereás Elládas Greek pronunciation: [periˈferia Roúmeli )) is one of the thirteenadministrative regions of Greece . The region occupies the eastern part of the traditionalregion ofCentral Greece , including the island ofEuboea . To the south it borders the regions ofAttica and thePeloponnese , to the west the region ofWestern Greece , to the north the region ofThessaly and to the northwest it shares a small border withEpirus . Its capital city isLamia and the largest city isChalcis .
The region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010Kallikratis plan , its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with Thessaly, it is supervised by theDecentralized Administration of Thessaly and Central Greece based atLarissa . The region is based atLamia and is divided into fiveregional units :Boeotia ,Euboea ,Evrytania ,Phocis andPhthiotis , which are further subdivided into 25municipalities .[ 4]
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 8.8 billion € in 2018, accounting for 4.7% of the Greek economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €18,900 or 63% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 81% of the EU average. Central Greece is the region in Greece with the fourth-highest GDP per capita.[ 5]
The region has shrunk by 42,121 people between 2011 and 2021, experiencing a population loss of 7.7%.[ 1]
All communities in each regional unit with over 2,000 people in the municipal unit or municipality, according to the census of 2011[ 6]
Regional unit Capital Area (km2 ) Population Boeotia Livadeia 2,952 117,920 1 Thebes 22,883 2 Livadeia 22,193 3 Tanagra 18,500 4 Schimatari 7,173 5 Orchomenos 5,238 6 Oinofyta 4,903 7 Aliartos 4,847 8 Plataies 3,602 9 Thespies 3,386 10 Vagia 3,248 11 Distomo 3,192 12 Arachova 2,770 13 Koroneia 2,609 14 Thisvi 2,367 15 Kyriaki 2,298 Euboea Chalcis 4,167 210,815 1 Chalcis 59,125 2 Karystos 11,903 3 Nea Artaki 9,489 4 Vasiliko 6,571 5 Eretria 6,330 6 Psachna 6,050 7 Drosia 5,950 8 Istiaia 5,522 9 Aliveri 5,249 10 Karystos 5,121 11 Loutra Aidipsou 4,519 12 Vathy 4,098 13 Amarynthos 3,672 14 Agios Nikolaos 3,426 15 Paralia Avlidas 3,115 16 Kymi 2,870 17 Nea Lampsakos 2,196 18 Limni 2,046 19 Gymno 2,033 Evrytania Karpenisi 1,869 20,081 1 Karpenisi 7,348 2 Agrafa 5,983 Phocis Amfissa 2,120 40,343 1 Amfissa 6,919 2 Itea 4,362 3 Lidoriki 3,072 4 Tolofon 2,484 5 Galaxidi 2,011 Phthiotis Lamia 4,441 158,231 1 Lamia 52,006 2 Stylida 11,389 3 Domokos 9,159 4 Atalanti 5,199 5 Malesina 4,427 6 Molos 3,611 7 Ypati 3537 8 Roditsa 3,509 9 Amfikleia 3,191 10 Agios Konstantinos 2,886 11 Kamena Vourla 2,796 12 Spercheiada 2,691 13 Livanates 2,559 14 Stavros 2,489 15 Elateia 2,372 16 Makrakomi 2,245 Total Central Greece Lamia 15,549 547,390 [ 7]
Administrative regions of Greece
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