General info

Entity:
Greece
Capital:
Athens
Population (2008-07-01):
10,722,816 (CIA)
Area:
131,940 sq.km.
Country code:
gr
Region:
Southern Europe

Greece

Administrative units

peripheria
nomos
capital area (sq.km.) population
1991-03-17
census
population
2001-03-18
census
source: National Statistical Service of Greece.
note: Loipi Sterea Ellas kai Evvoia = Central Greece and Euboea.
note: Perifereia Protevousis = Greater Athens.
Ionioi Nisoi [Ionia Islands]   2,307 193,734 209,608
Nomos Zakynthou Zakynthos 406 32,557 38,883
Nomos Kerkyras Kerkyra 641 107,592 111,081
Nomos Kefallinias Argostolion 935 32,474 37,756
Nomos Lefkados Lefkas 325 21,111 21,888
Ipeiros [Epirus]   9,203 339,728 336,392
Nomos Artis Arta 1,612 78,719 73,620
Nomos Thesprotias Igoumenitsa 1,515 44,188 43,601
Nomos Ioanninon Ioannina 4,990 158,193 161,027
Nomos Prevezis Preveza 1,086 58,628 58,144
Kriti [Crete]   8,336 540,054 594,368
Nomos Irakleiou Irakleion 2,641 264,906 291,225
Nomos Lasithiou Agios Nikolaos 1,823 71,279 75,736
Nomos Rethymnis Rethymnon 1,496 70,095 78,957
Nomos Chanion Chania 2,376 133,774 148,450
Loipi Sterea Ellas kai Evvoia   21,100 810,460 777,236
Nomos Aitolias kai Akarnanias Mesolongion 5,447 228,180 219,092
Nomos Voiotias Levadeia 3,211 134,108 123,913
Nomos Evvoias Chalkis 3,908 208,408 207,305
Nomos Evrytanias Karpenision 2,045 24,307 19,518
Nomos Fthiotidos Lamia 4,368 171,274 169,542
Nomos Fokidos Amfissa 2,121 44,183 37,866
Macedonia   34,174 2,237,491 2,412,597
Nomos Chalkidikis Polygyros 2,945 93,653 96,849
Nomos Dramas Drama 3,468 96,554 102,184
Nomos Florinis Florina 1,863 53,147 54,109
Nomos Grevenon Grevena 2,338 36,797 32,567
Nomos Imathias Veroia 1,712 139,934 142,471
Nomos Kastorias Kastoria 1,685 52,685 53,702
Nomos Kavalas Kavala 2,109 135,937 141,499
Nomos Kilkis Kilkis 2,614 81,710 86,424
Nomos Kozanis Kozani 3,562 150,386 153,939
Nomos Pellis Edessa 2,506 138,761 143,957
Nomos Pierias Katerini 1,506 116,763 126,412
Nomos Serron Serrai 3,970 192,828 194,483
Nomos Thessalonikis Thessaloniki 3,560 946,864 1,084,001
Nisoi Aigaiou [Aegean Islands]   9,113 456,712 503,697
Nomos Dodekanisou Rodos [Rhodes] 2,705 163,476 188,506
Nomos Kykladon Ermoupolis 2,572 94,005 109,956
Nomos Lesvou Mytilini 2,154 105,082 108,288
Nomos Samou Samos 778 41,965 43,841
Nomos Chiou Chios 904 52,184 53,106
Peloponnisos   21,440 1,086,935 1,100,071
Nomos Argolidos Nafplion 2,214 97,636 102,392
Nomos Arkadias Tripolis 4,419 105,309 91,326
Nomos Achaias Patrai 3,209 300,078 318,928
Nomos Ileias Pyrgos 2,681 179,429 183,521
Nomos Korinthias Korinthos [Corinth] 2,290 141,823 144,527
Nomos Lakonias Sparti [Sparta] 3,636 95,696 92,811
Nomos Messinias Kalamata 2,991 166,964 166,566
Perifereia Protevousis Athinai 3,808 3,523,407 3,894,573
Nomarchia Athinai       2,805,262
Nomarchia Anatolikis Attikis       386,067
Nomarchia Dytikis Attikis       149,794
Nomarchia Piraios       553,450
Thessalia   13,930 734,846 740,115
Nomos Karditsis Karditsa 2,576 126,854 120,265
Nomos Larisis Larisa 5,351 270,612 282,156
Nomos Magnisias Volos 2,636 198,434 205,005
Nomos Trikalon Trikala 3,367 138,946 132,689
Thraki [Thrace]   8,578 338,005 363,479
Nomos Evrou Alexandroupolis 4,242 143,752 149,283
Nomos Xanthis Xanthi 1,793 91,063 102,959
Nomos Rodopis Komotini 2,543 103,190 111,237
Aftonomos Periochi Aghion Oros Karyai 336 1,472 1,961
total   131,957 10,259,900 10,964,020

Agglomerations

name population
1991-03-17
census
Athínai [EN Athens] 3,072,922
Thessaloníki [EN Salonika] 749,048
Pátrai 170,452
Iráklion 132,117
Vólos 116,031
source: ..

Main cities

name population
1991-03-17
census
Athínai [EN Athens] 772,072
Thessaloníki [EN Salonika] 406,413
Piraeus 182,671
Pátrai 153,344
Peristéri 137,288
Iráklion 116,178
Calithèa 114,233
Lárisa 113,090
source: United Nations Statistics Division.
note: city population data for Thessaloníki are for the year 1981.