Euboea ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Εύβοιας) is one of the
regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of
Central Greece. It consists of the islands of
Euboea and
Skyros, as well as a 260 km
² area on the Greek mainland. Its land area is 4,167.449 km², whereas the total land area of the municipalities actually on the island Euboea is 3,684.848 km², which includes that of numerous small offshore islets (
Petalies Islands) near Euboea's southern tip.
Administration
The Euboea regional unit is subdivided into 8 municipalities, numbered in the picture in the infobox. These are:
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Chalcis
Chalcis ( ; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: , ) or Chalkida, also spelled Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief town of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from ...
(''Chalkida'', 1)
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Dirfys-Messapia (2)
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Eretria (3)
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Istiaia-Aidipsos (4)
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Karystos (5)
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Kymi-Aliveri (6)
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Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna (7)
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Skyros (8)
Prefecture
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the former Euboea Prefecture ( el, Νομός Εύβοιας) was transformed into a regional unit within the Central Greece region, without any change in boundaries. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.
[
''Note'': the former municipalities of Anthidona and Avlida are on the mainland, attached to the northeastern part of ]Boeotia
Boeotia ( ), sometimes Latinisation of names, Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia ( el, wikt:Βοιωτία, Βοιωτία; modern Greek, modern: ; ancient Greek, ancient: ), formerly known as Cadmeis, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is pa ...
. Skyros is an island by itself.
Provinces
* Chalkida Province
Chalcis Province was one of the provinces of the Euboea Prefecture, Greece. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Chalcis, Dirfys-Messapia, Eretria, and Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna
Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna ( el, Μαν� ...
- Chalkida
Chalcis ( ; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: , ) or Chalkida, also spelled Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief town of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from ...
* Istiaeotis Province
Istiaia-Aidipsos ( el, Ιστιαία-Αιδηψός) is a municipality in the Euboea regional unit, Central Greece, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Istiaia. The municipality has an area of 509.204 km2.
Municipality
The muni ...
- Istiaia
* Karystiaea Province
Karystia was one of the provinces of the Euboea Prefecture, Greece. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Karystos, Kymi-Aliveri
Kymi-Aliveri ( el, Κύμη-Αλιβέρι) is a municipality in the Euboea regional u ...
- Karystos
''Note'': Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece
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Population
As of the 2001 census, the prefecture had a population of 215,136 inhabitants, and the island Euboea itself had a population of 198,130.
References
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Prefectures of Greece
1833 establishments in Greece
Regional units of Central Greece