South Aegean

South Aegean Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου
Administrative region
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Coordinates: 36°48′N 26°12′E / 36.8°N 26.2°E / 36.8; 26.2
Country	Greece
Decentralized Administration	Aegean
Capital	Ermoupoli
Largest city	Rhodes
Regional units	List Andros Kalymnos Karpathos-Kasos Kea-Kythnos Kos Milos Mykonos Naxos Paros Rhodes Syros Thira Tinos
Government
• Regional governor	Giorgos Hatzimarkos (New Democracy)
Area
• Total	5,286 km2 (2,041 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	324,542
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	€5.976 billion (2021)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	GR-L
HDI (2019)	0.850[3] very high · 10th of 13
Website	www.pnai.gov.gr

The South Aegean (Greek: Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου, romanized: Periféria Notíou Eyéou, [periˈferia noˈtiu eˈʝeu]) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It consists of the Cyclades and Dodecanese island groups in the central and southeastern Aegean Sea.