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The '''regions of Greece''' ({{lang-el|περιφέρειες|translit= |
The '''regions of Greece''' ({{lang-el|περιφέρειες|translit=periféreies}}) are the country's thirteen second-level [[administrative divisions of Greece|administrative]] entities, counting [[decentralized administrations of Greece]] as first-level. Regions are divided into [[regional units of Greece|regional units]], known as [[prefectures of Greece|prefectures]] until 2011. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The current regions were established in July 1986 (the presidential decree officially establishing them was signed in 1987), by decision of the interior minister, [[Menios Koutsogiorgas]], as second-level administrative entities, complementing the [[Prefectures of Greece|prefectures]] (Law 1622/1986).<ref> Ν.1622/86 "Τοπική Αυτοδιοίκηση - Περιφερειακή Ανάπτυξη - Δημοκρατικός Προγραμματισμός", (ΦΕΚ 92/τ.Α΄/14-7-1986)</ref> Before 1986, there was a traditional division into broad [[geographic regions of Greece|historical–geographical regions]] (γεωγραφικά διαμερίσματα), which, however, was often arbitrary; not all of the pre-1986 traditional historical-geographic regions had official administrative bodies. Although the post-1986 regions were mostly based on the earlier divisions, they are usually smaller and, in a few cases, do not overlap with the traditional definitions: for instance, the region of [[Western Greece]], which had no previous analogue, comprises territory belonging to the [[Peloponnese]] peninsula and the traditional region of [[Central Greece]]. |
The current regions were established in July 1986 (the presidential decree officially establishing them was signed in 1987), by decision of the interior minister, [[Menios Koutsogiorgas]], as second-level administrative entities, complementing the [[Prefectures of Greece|prefectures]] (Law 1622/1986).<ref> Ν.1622/86 "Τοπική Αυτοδιοίκηση - Περιφερειακή Ανάπτυξη - Δημοκρατικός Προγραμματισμός", (ΦΕΚ 92/τ.Α΄/14-7-1986)</ref> Before 1986, there was a traditional division into broad [[geographic regions of Greece|historical–geographical regions]] (γεωγραφικά διαμερίσματα), which, however, was often arbitrary; not all of the pre-1986 traditional historical-geographic regions had official administrative bodies. Although the post-1986 regions were mostly based on the earlier divisions, they are usually smaller and, in a few cases, do not overlap with the traditional definitions: for instance, the region of [[Western Greece]], which had no previous analogue, comprises territory belonging to the [[Peloponnese]] peninsula and the traditional region of [[Central Greece (geographic region)|Central Greece]]. |
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As part of a [[decentralization]] process inspired by Interior Minister [[Alekos Papadopoulos]], they were accorded more powers in the 1997 [[Kapodistrias reform]] of local and regional government. They were transformed into fully separate entities by the 2010 [[Kallikratis Plan]] (Law 3852/2010), which entered into effect on 1 January 2011. In the 2011 changes, the government-appointed general secretary (γενικός γραμματέας) was replaced with a popularly elected regional governor (περιφερειάρχης) and a regional council (περιφερειακό συμβούλιο) with |
As part of a [[decentralization]] process inspired by Interior Minister [[Alekos Papadopoulos]], they were accorded more powers in the 1997 [[Kapodistrias reform]] of local and regional government. They were transformed into fully separate entities by the 2010 [[Kallikratis Plan]] (Law 3852/2010), which entered into effect on 1 January 2011. In the 2011 changes, the government-appointed general secretary (γενικός γραμματέας) was replaced with a popularly elected regional governor (περιφερειάρχης) and a regional council (περιφερειακό συμβούλιο) with five-year terms. Many powers of the prefectures, which were also abolished or reformed into [[regional units of Greece|regional units]], were transferred to the region level. The regional organs of the central government were in turn replaced by seven [[Decentralized administrations of Greece|decentralized administrations]], which group from one to three regions under a government-appointed general secretary. |
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==List of regions== |
==List of regions== |
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#[[Attica (region)|Attica]] / Αττική |
#[[Attica (region)|Attica]] / Αττική |
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#[[Central Greece (region)|Central Greece]] / Στερεά Ελλάδα |
#[[Central Greece (administrative region)|Central Greece]] / Στερεά Ελλάδα |
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#[[Central Macedonia]] / Κεντρική Μακεδονία |
#[[Central Macedonia]] / Κεντρική Μακεδονία |
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#[[Crete]] / Κρήτη |
#[[Crete#Administration|Crete]] / Κρήτη |
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#[[Eastern Macedonia and Thrace]] / Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη |
#[[Eastern Macedonia and Thrace]] / Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη |
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#[[Epirus (region)|Epirus]] / Ήπειρος |
#[[Epirus (region)|Epirus]] / Ήπειρος |
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#[[Western Greece]] / Δυτική Ελλάδα |
#[[Western Greece]] / Δυτική Ελλάδα |
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#[[Western Macedonia]] / Δυτική Μακεδονία |
#[[Western Macedonia]] / Δυτική Μακεδονία |
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#[[Mount Athos]] / Άγιον Όρος |
#[[Monastic community of Mount Athos|Mount Athos]] / Άγιον Όρος |
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|Map showing modern regions of [[Greece]] |
|Map showing modern regions of [[Greece]] |
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!|| Region || Seat || Area<br>(km{{sup|2}}) |
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! colspan="2" |Governor ({{nowrap|1 January 2024}} – {{nowrap|31 December 2028}})||Population||Population density<br>(residents/km{{sup|2}}) || GDP<br>([[Euro|million €]]) || GDP per capita <br>([[euro|€]]) |
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|1||[[Attica (region)|Attica]]|| [[Athens]] |
|1||[[Attica (region)|Attica]]|| [[Athens]] |
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|align="right"| 3,808 |
|align="right"| 3,808 |
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| style="background:{{party color|New Democracy (Greece)}};" !align="center" | |
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⚫ | |||
|{{interlanguage link|Nikos Hardalias|el|Νίκος Χαρδαλιάς}}<br /><small>([[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]])</small> |
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⚫ | |||
|align="right"|1001.11 |
|align="right"|1001.11 |
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|align="right"|110,546 |
|align="right"|110,546 |
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|align="right"|28,997 |
|align="right"|28,997 |
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|2||[[Central Greece (region)|Central Greece]]|| [[Lamia (city)|Lamia]] |
|2||[[Central Greece (administrative region)|Central Greece]]|| [[Lamia (city)|Lamia]] |
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|align="right"| 15,549 |
|align="right"| 15,549 |
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| style="background:{{party color|New Democracy (Greece)}};" !align="center" | |
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⚫ | |||
|[[Fanis Spanos]]<br /><small>(ND)</small> |
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⚫ | |||
|align="right"|35.17 |
|align="right"|35.17 |
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|align="right"|10,537 |
|align="right"|10,537 |
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|3||[[Central Macedonia]]|| [[Thessaloniki]] |
|3||[[Central Macedonia]]|| [[Thessaloniki]] |
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|align="right"| 18,811 |
|align="right"| 18,811 |
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| style="background:{{party color|New Democracy (Greece)}};" !align="center" | |
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⚫ | |||
|[[Apostolos Tzitzikostas]]<br /><small>(ND)</small> |
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⚫ | |||
|align="right"|99.66 |
|align="right"|99.66 |
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|align="right"|32,285 |
|align="right"|32,285 |
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|4||[[Crete]]|| [[Heraklion]] |
|4||[[Crete]]|| [[Heraklion]] |
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|align="right"| 8,336 |
|align="right"| 8,336 |
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| style="background:{{party color|PASOK – Movement for Change}};" !align="center" | |
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⚫ | |||
|[[Stavros Arnaoutakis]]<br /><small>([[PASOK – Movement for Change|PASOK–KINAL]])</small> |
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|align="right"|74.54 |
|align="right"|74.54 |
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|align="right"|11,243 |
|align="right"|11,243 |
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|5||[[Eastern Macedonia and Thrace]]|| [[Komotini]] |
|5||[[Eastern Macedonia and Thrace]]|| [[Komotini]] |
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|align="right"|14,157 |
|align="right"|14,157 |
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| style="background:{{party color|Independent}};" !align="center" | |
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|{{interlanguage link|Christodoulos Topsidis|el|Χριστόδουλος Τοψίδης}}<br /><small>([[Independent politician|Independent]])</small> |
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|align="right"|42.82 |
|align="right"|42.82 |
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|align="right"|9,265 |
|align="right"|9,265 |
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|6||[[Epirus (region)|Epirus]]|| [[Ioannina]] |
|6||[[Epirus (region)|Epirus]]|| [[Ioannina]] |
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|align="right"|9,203 |
|align="right"|9,203 |
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| style="background:{{party color|New Democracy (Greece)}};" !align="center" | |
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|{{interlanguage link|Alexandros Kahrimanis|el|Αλέξανδρος Καχριμάνης}}<br /><small>(ND)</small> |
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|align="right"|36.58 |
|align="right"|36.58 |
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|align="right"|5,079 |
|align="right"|5,079 |
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|7||[[Ionian Islands (region)|Ionian Islands]]|| [[Corfu (city)|Corfu]] |
|7||[[Ionian Islands (region)|Ionian Islands]]|| [[Corfu (city)|Corfu]] |
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|align="right"| 2,307 |
|align="right"| 2,307 |
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| style="background:{{party color|Independent}};" !align="center" | |
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|{{interlanguage link|Giannis Trepeklis|el|Γιάννης Τρεπεκλής}}<br /><small>(Independent)</small> |
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|align="right"|89.50 |
|align="right"|89.50 |
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|align="right"|4,130 |
|align="right"|4,130 |
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|8||[[North Aegean]]|| [[Mytilene]] |
|8||[[North Aegean]]|| [[Mytilene]] |
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|align="right"| 3,836 |
|align="right"| 3,836 |
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| style="background:{{party color|Independent}};" !align="center" | |
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|{{interlanguage link|Kostas Moutzouris|el|Κώστας Μουτζούρης}}<br /><small>(Independent)</small> |
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|align="right"|51.57 |
|align="right"|51.57 |
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|align="right"|3,330 |
|align="right"|3,330 |
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|9||[[Peloponnese (region)|Peloponnese]]|| [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripoli]] |
|9||[[Peloponnese (region)|Peloponnese]]|| [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripoli]] |
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|align="right"| 15,490 |
|align="right"| 15,490 |
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| style="background:{{party color|New Democracy (Greece)}};" !align="center" | |
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|{{interlanguage link|Dimitris Ptochos|el|Δημήτρης Πτωχός}}<br /><small>(ND)</small> |
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⚫ | |||
|align="right"|37.57 |
|align="right"|37.57 |
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|align="right"|9,809 |
|align="right"|9,809 |
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|10||[[South Aegean]]|| [[Ermoupoli]] |
|10||[[South Aegean]]|| [[Ermoupoli]] |
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|align="right"| 5,286 |
|align="right"| 5,286 |
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| style="background:{{party color|New Democracy (Greece)}};" !align="center" | |
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|{{interlanguage link|George Hatzimarkos|el|Γιώργος Χατζημάρκος}}<br /><small>(ND)</small> |
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⚫ | |||
|align="right"|58.38 |
|align="right"|58.38 |
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|align="right"|7,646 |
|align="right"|7,646 |
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|11||[[Thessaly]]|| [[Larissa]] |
|11||[[Thessaly]]|| [[Larissa]] |
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|align="right"| 14,037 |
|align="right"| 14,037 |
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| style="background:{{party color|PASOK – Movement for Change}};" !align="center" | |
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|{{interlanguage link|Dimitris Kouretas|el|Δημήτρης Κουρέτας}}<br /><small>(PASOK–KINAL)</small> |
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|align="right"|52.06 |
|align="right"|52.06 |
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|align="right"|11,608 |
|align="right"|11,608 |
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|12||[[Western Greece]]|| [[Patras]] |
|12||[[Western Greece]]|| [[Patras]] |
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|align="right"| 11,350 |
|align="right"| 11,350 |
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| style="background:{{party color|New Democracy (Greece)}};" !align="center" | |
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|{{interlanguage link|Nektarios Farmakis|el|Νεκτάριος Φαρμάκης}}<br /><small>(ND)</small> |
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|align="right"|59.93 |
|align="right"|59.93 |
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|align="right"|10,659 |
|align="right"|10,659 |
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|13||[[Western Macedonia]]|| [[Kozani]] |
|13||[[Western Macedonia]]|| [[Kozani]] |
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|align="right"| 9,451 |
|align="right"| 9,451 |
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| style="background:{{party color|New Democracy (Greece)}};" !align="center" | |
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|{{interlanguage link|Giorgos Amanatidis|el|Γιώργος Αμανατίδης (πολιτικός)}}<br /><small>(ND)</small> |
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|align="right"|29.85 |
|align="right"|29.85 |
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|align="right"|5,506 |
|align="right"|5,506 |
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|align="right"|18,786 |
|align="right"|18,786 |
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|(14)||[[Mount Athos]]|| [[Karyes, Mount Athos|Karyes]] |
|(14)||[[Monastic community of Mount Athos|Mount Athos]]|| [[Karyes, Mount Athos|Karyes]] |
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|align="right"| 336 |
|align="right"| 336 |
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|Anastasios Mitsialis |
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|align="right"| 6.38 |
|align="right"| 6.38 |
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Latest revision as of 08:58, 29 June 2024
Regions of Greece Περιφέρειες της Ελλάδας (Greek) | |
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Category | Unitary state |
Location | Hellenic Republic |
Number | 13 Regions 1 Autonomous Region |
Populations | 197,810 (North Aegean) – 3,812,330 (Attica) |
Areas | 2,307 km2 (891 sq mi) (Ionian Islands) – 18,810 km2 (7,260 sq mi) (Central Macedonia) |
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The regions of Greece (Greek: περιφέρειες, romanized: periféreies) are the country's thirteen second-level administrative entities, counting decentralized administrations of Greece as first-level. Regions are divided into regional units, known as prefectures until 2011.
History
[edit]The current regions were established in July 1986 (the presidential decree officially establishing them was signed in 1987), by decision of the interior minister, Menios Koutsogiorgas, as second-level administrative entities, complementing the prefectures (Law 1622/1986).[1] Before 1986, there was a traditional division into broad historical–geographical regions (γεωγραφικά διαμερίσματα), which, however, was often arbitrary; not all of the pre-1986 traditional historical-geographic regions had official administrative bodies. Although the post-1986 regions were mostly based on the earlier divisions, they are usually smaller and, in a few cases, do not overlap with the traditional definitions: for instance, the region of Western Greece, which had no previous analogue, comprises territory belonging to the Peloponnese peninsula and the traditional region of Central Greece.
As part of a decentralization process inspired by Interior Minister Alekos Papadopoulos, they were accorded more powers in the 1997 Kapodistrias reform of local and regional government. They were transformed into fully separate entities by the 2010 Kallikratis Plan (Law 3852/2010), which entered into effect on 1 January 2011. In the 2011 changes, the government-appointed general secretary (γενικός γραμματέας) was replaced with a popularly elected regional governor (περιφερειάρχης) and a regional council (περιφερειακό συμβούλιο) with five-year terms. Many powers of the prefectures, which were also abolished or reformed into regional units, were transferred to the region level. The regional organs of the central government were in turn replaced by seven decentralized administrations, which group from one to three regions under a government-appointed general secretary.
List of regions
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Map showing modern regions of Greece |
Bordering the region of Central Macedonia there is one autonomous region, Mount Athos (Agion Oros, or "Holy Mountain"), an autonomous monastic community under Greek sovereignty. It is located on the easternmost of the three large peninsulas jutting into the Aegean from the Chalkidiki peninsula.
Region | Seat | Area (km2) |
Governor (1 January 2024 – 31 December 2028) | Population | Population density (residents/km2) |
GDP (million €) |
GDP per capita (€) | ||
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1 | Attica | Athens | 3,808 | Nikos Hardalias (ND) |
3,812,330 | 1001.11 | 110,546 | 28,997 | |
2 | Central Greece | Lamia | 15,549 | Fanis Spanos (ND) |
546,870 | 35.17 | 10,537 | 19,007 | |
3 | Central Macedonia | Thessaloniki | 18,811 | Apostolos Tzitzikostas (ND) |
1,874,590 | 99.66 | 32,285 | 16,559 | |
4 | Crete | Heraklion | 8,336 | Stavros Arnaoutakis (PASOK–KINAL) |
621,340 | 74.54 | 11,243 | 18,421 | |
5 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | Komotini | 14,157 | Christodoulos Topsidis (Independent) |
606,170 | 42.82 | 9,265 | 15,272 | |
6 | Epirus | Ioannina | 9,203 | Alexandros Kahrimanis (ND) |
336,650 | 36.58 | 5,079 | 14,221 | |
7 | Ionian Islands | Corfu | 2,307 | Giannis Trepeklis (Independent) |
206,470 | 89.50 | 4,130 | 17,726 | |
8 | North Aegean | Mytilene | 3,836 | Kostas Moutzouris (Independent) |
197,810 | 51.57 | 3,330 | 16,638 | |
9 | Peloponnese | Tripoli | 15,490 | Dimitris Ptochos (ND) |
581,980 | 37.57 | 9,809 | 16,580 | |
10 | South Aegean | Ermoupoli | 5,286 | George Hatzimarkos (ND) |
308,610 | 58.38 | 7,646 | 24,828 | |
11 | Thessaly | Larissa | 14,037 | Dimitris Kouretas (PASOK–KINAL) |
730,730 | 52.06 | 11,608 | 15,772 | |
12 | Western Greece | Patras | 11,350 | Nektarios Farmakis (ND) |
680,190 | 59.93 | 10,659 | 14,332 | |
13 | Western Macedonia | Kozani | 9,451 | Giorgos Amanatidis (ND) |
282,120 | 29.85 | 5,506 | 18,786 | |
(14) | Mount Athos | Karyes | 336 | Anastasios Mitsialis | 2,146 | 6.38 | — | — |
See also
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
References
[edit]- ^ Ν.1622/86 "Τοπική Αυτοδιοίκηση - Περιφερειακή Ανάπτυξη - Δημοκρατικός Προγραμματισμός", (ΦΕΚ 92/τ.Α΄/14-7-1986)