Central Greece
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Continental Greece (Greek: Στερεά Ελλάδα, romanized: Stereá Elláda; formerly Χέρσος Ἑλλάς, Chérsos Ellás), colloquially known as Roúmeli (Ρούμελη), is a traditional geographic region of Greece. In English, the area is usually called Central Greece, but the equivalent Greek term (Κεντρική Ελλάδα, Kentrikí Elláda) is more rarely used.
Continental / Central Greece
Στερεά / Κεντρική Ελλάδα Stereá / Kentrikí Elláda | |
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Capital | Athens |
Subdivisions | |
Area | |
• Total | 24,818.3 km2 (9,582.4 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,591,568 (2,001 census) |
• Density | 185/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Stereoelladites, Roumeliotes |
It includes the southern part of the Greek mainland (sans the Peloponnese), as well as the offshore island of Euboea. Since 1987, its territory has been divided among the administrative regions of Central Greece and Attica, and the regional unit (former prefecture) of Aetolia-Acarnania in the administrative region of Western Greece.