Central Greece (region)

Central Greece (, an aw translatit as "Continental Greece") is ane o the thirteen admeenistrative regions o Greece. The region occupies the eastren hauf o the traditional region o Central Greece, tae the north o Attica an the Peloponnese, tae the east o Wast Greece an tae the sooth o Thessaly an Epirus.

Admeenistration
The Central Greece region wis established in the 1987 admeenistrative reform. Wi the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its pouers an authority wur redefinit an extendit. Alang wi Thessaly, it is supervisit bi the Decentralized Admeenistration o Thessaly an Continental Greece based at Larissa. The region is based at Lamia an is dividit intae five regional units (pre-Kallikratis prefecturs), Boeotie, Euboea, Evrytania, Phocis an Phthiotis, which are further subdividit intae 25 municipalities.

The region's govrenor is, syne 1 Januar 2011, Klearchos Pergantas, who wis electit in the November 2010 local admeenistration elections for the New Democracy pairty.

Touns
Biggest touns in each prefectur, accordin tae the census o 2001 (anerlie touns wi population mair nor 1,000 recordit):

 Prefectur Caipital  Area (km²)  Population  Boeotia  Livadeia 2,952131,085 1  Thebes   21,211 2  Livadeia   20,061 3  Orchomenos   5,780 4  Schimatari   4,726 5  Vagia   4,509 6  Aliartos   4,207 7  Arachova   3,703 8  Dilesi   3,176 9  Oinofyta   3,137 10  Plaka Dilesi   2,973  Euboea  Chalcis 4,167215,136 1  Chalcis   53,584 2  Nea Artaki   8,646 3  Vasiliko   6,504 4  Psachna   5,766 5  Aliveri   5,140 6  Karystos   4,960 7  Amarynthos   4,141 8  Istiaia    4,125 9  Drosia   4,007 10  Eretria   3,156  Evrytania  Karpenisi 1,86932,053   1  Karpenisi   6,592  Phocis  Amfissa 2,12048,284 1  Amfissa   6,946 2  Itea   4,666 3  Delphi   2,373 4  Desfina   2,024 5  Galaxidi   1,718 6  Polydroso    1,465 7  Kirra   1,303 8  Chrisso   1,021  Phthiotis  Lamia 4,441178,771 1  Lamia   46,406 2  Atalanti   5,949 3  Stylida   5,095 4  Malesina   4,227 5  Amfikleia   3,523 6  Molos   3,203 7  Livanates   3,023 8  Martino    3,005 9  Spercheiada   2,875 10  Kato Tithorea   2,770 Tot  Central Greece  Lamia  15,549  605,329

References


Category:Modren regions o Greece
Category:NUTS 2 statistical regions o the European Union
Category:States an territories established in 1987