Euboea (regional unit)

Euboea Περιφερειακή ενότητα Εύβοιας
Regional unit
Municipalities of Euboea
Euboea within Greece
Coordinates: 38°30′N 24°0′E / 38.500°N 24.000°E / 38.500; 24.000Coordinates: 38°30′N 24°0′E / 38.500°N 24.000°E / 38.500; 24.000
Country	Greece
Region	Central Greece
Capital	Chalcis
Area
• Total	4,167 km2 (1,609 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	210,815
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Postal codes	34x xx
Area codes	222x
ISO 3166 code	GR-04
Car plates	ΧΑ
Website	www.naevias.gr

Euboea (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Εύβοιας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. It consists of the islands of Euboea and Skyros, as well as a 395 km² area on the Greek mainland. Its land area is 4,167.449 km², whereas the total land area of the municipalities actually on the island Euboea is 3,684.848 km², which includes that of numerous small offshore islets (Petalies Islands) near Euboea's southern tip.

Administration

The Euboea regional unit is subdivided into 8 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):^[1]

• Chalcis (Chalkida, 1)
• Dirfys-Messapia (2)
• Eretria (3)
• Istiaia-Aidipsos (4)
• Karystos (5)
• Kymi-Aliveri (6)
• Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna (7)
• Skyros (8)

Prefecture

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the former Euboea Prefecture (Greek: Νομός Εύβοιας) was transformed into a regional unit within the Central Greece region, without any change in boundaries. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.^[1]

Note: the former municipalities of Anthidona and Avlida are on the mainland, attached to the northeastern part of Boeotia. Skyros is an island by itself.

Provinces

• Chalkida Province - Chalkida
• Istiaeotis Province - Istiaia
• Karystiaea Province - Karystos

Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.

Population

At the 2001 census the prefecture had a population of 215,136 inhabitants, whereas the island Euboea itself had a population of 198,130.

References

Administrative division of the Central Greece Region Area 15,549 km2 (6,004 sq mi) Population 547,390 (as of 2011) Municipalities 25 (since 2011) Capital Lamia Regional unit of Boeotia Aliartos Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra Livadeia Orchomenos Tanagra Thebes Regional unit of Euboea Chalcis Dirfys-Messapia Eretria Istiaia-Aidipsos Karystos Kymi-Aliveri Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna Skyros Regional unit of Evrytania Agrafa Karpenisi Regional unit of Phocis Delphi Dorida Regional unit of Phthiotis Amfikleia-Elateia Domokos Lamia Lokroi Makrakomi Molos-Agios Konstantinos Stylida Regional governor Kostas Bakoyannis (since 2014) Decentralized Administration Thessaly and Central Greece