Central Greece(, , colloquially known as Ρούμελη (Roúmeli)) 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.
Administration The region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with Thessaly, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of Thessaly and Central Greece based at Larissa. The region is based at Lamia and is divided into five regional units : Boeotia, Euboea, Evrytania, Phocis and Phthiotis, which are further subdivided into 25 municipalities.
Economy 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.
Demographics The region has shrunk by 42,121 people between 2011 and 2021, experiencing a population loss of 7.7%.
Communities All communities in each regional unit with over 2,000 people in the municipal unit or municipality, according to the census of 2011 or 2021 in some cases:
Regional unit Capital Area (km2) Population Boeotia Livadeia 2,952117,920 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 4,167210,815 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 1,86920,081 1 Karpenisi 7,348 2 Agrafa 5,983 Phocis Amfissa 2,12040,343 1 Amfissa 6,919 2 Itea 4,362 3 Lidoriki 3,072 4 Tolofon 2,484 5 Galaxidi 2,011 Phthiotis Lamia 4,441158,231 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
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