North Aegean
North Aegean
Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου | |
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Administrative region | |
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| Coordinates: 38°42′N 26°00′E / 38.7°N 26.0°E | |
| Country |  Greece |
| Decentralized Administration | Aegean |
| Capital | Mytilene |
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| • Regional governor | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | GR-K |
| HDI (2019) | 0.852[3] very high · 9th of 13 |
| Website | www |
The North Aegean Region (
administrative regions of Greece, and the smallest of the thirteen by population. It comprises the islands of the north-eastern Aegean Sea, called the North Aegean islands, except for Thasos and Samothrace, which belong to the Greek region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, and Imbros and Tenedos, which belong to Turkey
.
Administration
The North Aegean region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010
Southern Aegean region, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of the Aegean based at Piraeus. The capital of the region is situated in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos
.
Until the Kallikratis reform, the region consisted of the three
.Major communities
- Chíos (Χίος)
- Kalloní (Καλλονή)
- Karlóvasi (Καρλόβασι)
- Mýrina (Μύρινα)
- Mytilíni (Μυτιλήνη)
- Omiroúpoli (Ομηρούπολη)
- Pythagóreio (Πυθαγόρειο)
- Sámos (Σάμος)
Demographics
The region has shrunk by 5,095 people between 2011 and 2021, experiencing a population loss of 2.6%.[1]
Economy
The region's Gross domestic product (GDP) was 2.5 billion € in 2018, accounting for 1.4% of Greek economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €14,200 or 47% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 67% of the EU average. North Aegean is the region in Greece with the lowest GDP per capita and one of the poorest regions in the EU.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Census 2021 GR" (PDF) (Press release). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ "Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region", www.ec.europa.eu
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to North Aegean.
- Official website
(in Greek)
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| Regional unit of Ikaria | ||
| Regional unit of Lemnos | ||
| Regional unit of Lesbos | ||
| Regional unit of Samos | ||
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