South Aegean
South Aegean
Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου | |
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Administrative region | |
Coordinates: 36°48′N 26°12′E / 36.8°N 26.2°E | |
Country | Greece |
Decentralized Administration | Aegean |
Capital | Ermoupoli |
Largest city | Rhodes |
Regional units | |
Government | |
• Regional governor | UTC+3 (EEST) |
ISO 3166 code | GR-L |
HDI (2019) | 0.850[3] very high · 10th of 13 |
Website | www |
The South Aegean (
Administration
The South Aegean region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010
Until the Kallikratis reform, the region consisted of the two prefectures of the Cyclades (capital: Ermoupoli) and the Dodecanese (capital: Rhodes). Since 1 January 2011 it is divided into 13 regional units, formed around major islands:[5]
- Andros
- Kalymnos
- Karpathos-Kasos
- Kea-Kythnos
- Kos
- Milos
- Mykonos
- Naxos
- Paros
- Rhodes
- Syros
- Thira (Santorini)
- Tinos
Major communities
- Andros (Άνδρος)
- Ialysós (Ιαλυσός)
- Kallithéa (Καλλιθέα)
- Kálymnos (Κάλυμνος)
- Kárpathos (Κάρπαθος)
- Kos (Κως)
- Léros (Λέρος)
- Milos (Μήλος)
- Mýkonos (Μύκονος)
- Náxos (Νάξος)
- Páros (Πάρος)
- Petaloúdes (Πεταλούδες)
- Ródos (Ρόδος) (Rhodes in English)
- Santoríni (Σαντορίνη) or Thíra (Θήρα)
- Syros (Σύρου) including Ermoúpoli (Ερμούπολη)
Demographics
The region was the only one in Greece to grow in population between 2011 and 2021, adding a total of 15,527 people (increase of 5%).[1] It overtook Epirus and is presently the 9th largest region by population in Greece.[citation needed]
Economy
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 6.4 billion € in 2018, accounting for 3.5% of Greek economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 22,400 € or 74% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 79% of the EU average. South Aegean is the region in Greece with the second highest GDP per capita.[6]
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.
- ^ ""The South Aegean Islands has been recognized as the European Region of Gastronomy for 2019"". The Business Report. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "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
- Official website (in Greek)