Central Macedonia

Central Macedonia
Κεντρική Μακεδονία
Location of Central Macedonia
Coordinates: 40°42′N 23°00′E / 40.7°N 23.0°E / 40.7; 23.0
Country Greece
Region Macedonia
Decentralized administrationMacedonia and Thrace
CapitalThessaloniki
Regional units
Government
 • Regional GovernorApostolos Tzitzikostas (New Democracy)
Area
 • Total18,810.52 km2 (7,262.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,795,669
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
DemonymMacedonian
GDP
 • Total€24.892 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeGR-B
HDI (2019)0.876[3]
very high · 6th of 13
Websitewww.pkm.gov.gr

Central Macedonia (/ˌmæsəˈdniə/ MASS-ə-DOH-nee-ə; Greek: Κεντρική Μακεδονία, romanizedKentrikí Makedonía, IPA: [ce(n)driˈci maceðoˈni.a]) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, consisting of 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.

  1. ^ "Census 2021 GR" (PDF) (Press release). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. ^ "Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region", Eurostat
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.

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