Central Greece (administrative region)
Central Greece
Περιφέρεια Στερεάς Ελλάδας | |
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| Coordinates: 38°42′N 22°42′E / 38.7°N 22.7°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Decentralized Administration | Thessaly and Central Greece |
| Capital | Lamia |
| Largest city | Chalcis |
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Fanis Spanos (New Democracy) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,549.31 km2 (6,003.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 508,254 |
| • Density | 32.6866/km2 (84.6579/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €10.596 billion (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | GR-H |
| HDI (2022) | 0.876 very high · 6th of 13 |
| Website | www |
Central Greece is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. The region occupies the eastern part of the traditional region of Central Greece, including the island of Euboea. To the south it borders the regions of Attica and the Peloponnese, to the west the region of Western Greece, to the north the region of Thessaly and to the northwest it shares a small border with Epirus. Its capital city is Lamia and the largest city is Chalcis.