Decentralized Administration of Crete
Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Κρήτης | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1 January 2011 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Greece |
Headquarters | Heraklion, Crete |
Agency executive |
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Website | www |
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Area served | |
Supervised Municipalities | 24 |
Area | 8,336 km2 (3,219 sq mi)[1] |
Population | 623,065 (as of 2011)[2] |
The Decentralized Administration of Crete (
.Formation and tasks
Decentralized Administrations were created in January 2011 as part of a far-reaching reform of the country's administrative structure, the
They enjoy both administrative and financial autonomy
Characteristics
Covering an area of 8,336 km2 (3,219 sq mi),[1] Crete is one of the smallest of the seven decentralized administrations by area, second only to Attica. With an overall population of 623,065[2] it is also the third smallest decentralized administration by population, though having recently surpassed the much larger Decentralized Administration of Epirus and Western Macedonia.
In the European
Secretary-General
The Decentralized Administration is led by a Secretary-General (Γενικός Γραμματέας) who is appointed or dismissed by a
Following the
References
- ^ a b c Ministry of Interior 2013, p. 12
- ^ a b "Demographic and social characteristics of the Resident Population of Greece according to the 2011 Population - Housing Census revision of 20/3/2014" (PDF). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-08.
- ^ Ministry of Interior 2013, p. 10 f..
- ^ Ministry of Interior 2013, p. 27.
- ^ Ministry of Interior 2013, p. 19.
- ^ Tania Georgiopoulou (5 February 2015). Κατάργηση Αποκεντρωμένων Διοικήσεων (in Greek). Kathimerini. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Ο Βούτσης «καταργεί» τις Αποκεντρωμένες Διοικήσεις – Κίνηση-ματ υπέρ των αιρετών Περιφερειών (in Greek). aftodioikisi.gr. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
Literature
- Ministry of Interior (January 2013). "Structure and operation of local and regional democracy". Council of Europe.
External links
- Official website (in Greek and English)