Central Macedonia
Central Macedonia
Κεντρική Μακεδονία | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 40°42′N 23°00′E / 40.7°N 23.0°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Region | Macedonia |
| Decentralized administration | Macedonia and Thrace |
| Capital | Thessaloniki |
| Regional units | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Nana Aidona (New Democracy) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,810.52 km2 (7,262.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,795,669 |
| • Density | 95.46089/km2 (247.2426/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Macedonian |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €31.001 billion (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | GR-B |
| HDI (2022) | 0.876 very high · 6th of 13 |
| Website | www |
Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, consisting the central part of the geographical and historical region of Macedonia. With a population of almost 1.8 million, it is the second most populous region in Greece after Attica. The capital and largest city of the region is Thessaloniki.