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Central Greece (geographic region)

Central part of Greece

Field	Value
name	Continental/Central Greece
native_name	Στερεά/Κεντρική ΕλλάδαStereá/Kentrikí Elláda
native_name_lang	el
settlement_type	Geographic region of Greece
image_map	Location map of CentralGreece (Greece).svg
map_caption	Continental Greece (blue) within Greece
mapsize1	200px
seat_type	Capital
seat	Athens (until 1987, then abolished)
parts_type	Subdivisions
parts_style	list
p1	Aetolia-Acarnania
p2	Attica
p3	Boeotia
p4	Euboea
p5	Evrytania
p6	Phocis
p7	Phthiotis
area_total_km2	24,818.3
population_total	4,591,568 ([2001 census](http://www.statistics.gr/))
population_density_km2	185
population_demonym	Stereoelladites, Roumeliotes

Note

the geographic region of Central Greece

Continental Greece (; formerly Χέρσος Ἑλλάς, grc), colloquially known as Roumeli (Ρούμελη), is a traditional geographic region of Greece. In English, the area is usually called Central Greece, but the equivalent Greek term (Κεντρική Ελλάδα, el) is more rarely used.

It includes the southern part of the Greek mainland (sans the Peloponnese), as well as the offshore island of Euboea. Since 1987, its territory has been divided among the administrative regions of Central Greece and Attica, and the regional unit (former prefecture) of Aetolia-Acarnania in the administrative region of Western Greece.

Etymology

The region has traditionally been known as el (Ρούμελη), a name deriving from the Turkish word Rūm-eli, meaning "the land of the Rūm the Romans, i.e. the [Byzantine Greeks]" and originally encompassing all of the Ottoman Empire's European possessions. The official name el ("Continental" or "Mainland" Greece) derives from the juxtaposition with the Peloponnese peninsula across the Corinthian Gulf, and the fact that these two territories formed the independent First Hellenic Republic after the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829).

Geography

Central Greece is the most populous geographical region of Greece, with a population of 4,591,568 people, and covers an area of 24,818.3 sqkm, making it the second-largest of the country. It is located to the north of the Peloponnese and to the south of Thessaly and Epirus, bordering the Aegean Sea to the east, the Ionian Sea to the west and the Corinthian Gulf to the south. Its climate is temperate along its coastlines, and dry in the interior.

Mountains

The region is one of the most mountainous in Greece, having some of the highest elevations in the country.

Number	Mountain
in Greece	Regional unit
1	Giona	Phocis
2	Vardousia	Phocis
3	Parnassus	Phocis, Boeotia
4	Tymfristos	Evrytania, Phthiotis
5	Oeta	Phthiotis

Lakes

Central Greece also has some of the largest lakes in Greece; among the most important is Mornos lake in Phocis, which supplies water to Phocis, parts of Phthiotis, Boeotia, and Athens as well.

Number	Lake
in Greece	Regional unit
1	Trichonida	Aetolia-Acarnania
2	Yliki	Boeotia
3	Amvrakia	Aetolia-Acarnania
4	Lysimachia	Aetolia-Acarnania
5	Ozeros	Aetolia-Acarnania

Rivers

Some important and well-known rivers of Central Greece are the Acheloos in Aetolia-Acarnania, which is the second longest of the country, the Spercheios in Phthiotis, the Evenus in Aetolia-Acarnania, and the Mornos in Phocis.

Cities

The principal cities of the region of Central Greece according to the census of 2001 are:

Athens
:3,130,841 (Athens urban area)
::3,761,810 (Athens metropolitan area)
Lamia :58,601
Agrinio :57,147
Chalkida :53,584
Thebes :21,211
Livadeia :20,061

Gallery

References

(1998). "Ρούμελη". Institute of Modern Greek Studies (Manolis Triantafyllidis Foundation).
"Περιφερειακό Επιχειρησιακό Πρόγραμμα Στερεάς Ελλάδας 2000–2006".

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