Central Greece

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Central Greece Periphery Περιφέρεια Στερεάς Ελλάδας
Capital	Lamia
Prefectures	Boeotia Euboea Evrytania Phocis Phthiotis
Population	614,614 (2005)
Area	15,549 km²
Population density	40/km²
Website	www.stereaellada.gr

Central Greece (Greek: Στερεά Ελλάδα - Stereá Elláda) is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece. It is divided into the prefectures of Euboea, Evrytania, Phocis, Phthiotis, and Boeotia. Central Greece is the central region of Greece, to the north of Attica and Peloponnese and to the east of Western Greece and to the south of Thessaly and Epirus. The region is one of the most mountainous in Greece. Central Greece's climate is temporate along its coastlines and dry in its interior.

Towns in each prefecture: (Prefectures in bold)

Euboea: (Gr: Ευβοια)

• Chalkida (Capital)
• Agios Loukas
• Eretria (not to be confused with the African Republic of Eritrea)
• Aleveri
• Limni
• Istiea
• Psakhna.

Evrytania: (Gr: Ευριτανια)

• Karpenisi (Capital)
• Meyalo Chorio
• Mikro Chorio
• Agios Nikolaos
• Agrafa
• Prossos

Phocis: (Gr: Φωκιδα)

• Amfissa (Capital)
• Polidraso
• Desfina
• Eupalio
• Kaloskopi

Phthiotis: (Gr: Φθιωτιδα)

• Lamia (Capital)
• Kamena Vourla
• Ypari
• Malesina
• Martinos
• Sperchiada
• Marmara
• Atalanti
• Stylida

Boeotia: (Gr: Βοιωτια)

• Livadeia (Capital)
• Thebes, Greece
• Asopia
• Pili
• Elikonas
• Paralia Avlidos (formerly Dramesi)
• Agios Thomas