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Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries
Peripheries of Greece

The peripheries are the official regional administrative divisions of Greece. There are 13 peripheries , which are further subdivided into 54 Prefectures of Greece....
 of Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
, consisting of the central part of the region
Regions of Greece

The regions are the traditional administrative divisions of Greece, still widely used in daily discourse. There are 10 regions , which are further subdivided into 54 Prefectures of Greece....
 of Macedonia
Macedonia (Greece)

Macedonia is a geographical and historical Regions of Greece in Southeastern Europe Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greece region....
. It is divided into the prefectures
Prefectures of Greece

Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 3 Super-prefectures of Greece and 54 prefectures or nomes ....
 of Chalkidiki, Imathia
Imathia Prefecture

Imathia is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is located in the Peripheries of Greece of Central Macedonia. The prefecture has two provinces....
, Kilkis
Kilkis Prefecture

Kilkis is a prefectures of Greece in Central Macedonia, Greece. Its capital is the city of Kilkis....
, Pella
Pella Prefecture

Pella is one of the prefectures of Greece. Its capital town is Edessa, Greece. The prefecture was created out of the then gigantic Thessaloniki Prefecture in 1947 and is named after the ancient city Pella....
, Pieria
Pieria

Pieria is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is located in the southern part of Macedonia , in the peripheries of Greece of Central Macedonia....
, Serres
Serres Prefecture

Serres prefecture is a prefecture located in Central Macedonia, Greece. The total population reaches just over 200,000. The capital is Serres....
, and Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki Prefecture

Thessaloniki is a nomos in Greece, containing Thessaloniki, Lagadas and the northern portion of the Chalcidicean peninsula. The prefecture is the second in Greece in population and the largest in Macedonia as well as northern Greece....
. The population is around 2 million, the second biggest in Greece.

The building of the Central Macedonia Periphery is located in Taki Ekonomidi Avenue, in Eastern Thessaloniki.

Although geographically part of central Macedonia, Mount Athos
Mount Athos

Mount Athos is a mountain on the peninsula of the same name in Macedonia , of northern Greece, called in Greek language Agion Oros , or in English, "Holy Mountain"....
 is not administratively part of the periphery, or any other periphery, but an autonomous self-governing state under the sovereignty of Greece.








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Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen peripheries
Peripheries of Greece

The peripheries are the official regional administrative divisions of Greece. There are 13 peripheries , which are further subdivided into 54 Prefectures of Greece....
 of Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
, consisting of the central part of the region
Regions of Greece

The regions are the traditional administrative divisions of Greece, still widely used in daily discourse. There are 10 regions , which are further subdivided into 54 Prefectures of Greece....
 of Macedonia
Macedonia (Greece)

Macedonia is a geographical and historical Regions of Greece in Southeastern Europe Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greece region....
. It is divided into the prefectures
Prefectures of Greece

Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 3 Super-prefectures of Greece and 54 prefectures or nomes ....
 of Chalkidiki, Imathia
Imathia Prefecture

Imathia is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is located in the Peripheries of Greece of Central Macedonia. The prefecture has two provinces....
, Kilkis
Kilkis Prefecture

Kilkis is a prefectures of Greece in Central Macedonia, Greece. Its capital is the city of Kilkis....
, Pella
Pella Prefecture

Pella is one of the prefectures of Greece. Its capital town is Edessa, Greece. The prefecture was created out of the then gigantic Thessaloniki Prefecture in 1947 and is named after the ancient city Pella....
, Pieria
Pieria

Pieria is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is located in the southern part of Macedonia , in the peripheries of Greece of Central Macedonia....
, Serres
Serres Prefecture

Serres prefecture is a prefecture located in Central Macedonia, Greece. The total population reaches just over 200,000. The capital is Serres....
, and Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki Prefecture

Thessaloniki is a nomos in Greece, containing Thessaloniki, Lagadas and the northern portion of the Chalcidicean peninsula. The prefecture is the second in Greece in population and the largest in Macedonia as well as northern Greece....
. The population is around 2 million, the second biggest in Greece.

The building of the Central Macedonia Periphery is located in Taki Ekonomidi Avenue, in Eastern Thessaloniki.

Although geographically part of central Macedonia, Mount Athos
Mount Athos

Mount Athos is a mountain on the peninsula of the same name in Macedonia , of northern Greece, called in Greek language Agion Oros , or in English, "Holy Mountain"....
 is not administratively part of the periphery, or any other periphery, but an autonomous self-governing state under the sovereignty of Greece.

Major communities

  • Ampelókipoi (?µpe????p??)
    Ampelokipoi, Thessaloniki

    Ampelokipoi is a Borough of Thessaloniki. The municipal population is 40,959 as of 2001. It has a land area of 1.803 km?.Ampelokipoi is the second commercial and entertainment area of Thessaloniki after downtown....
  • Evosmos (???sµ??)
    Evosmos

    Evosmos is a Borough of Thessaloniki. It has a land area of 9.927 km?. The population is 52,624 . Due to rapid development, the population is expected to rise dramatically by the next census in 2011....
  • Kalamariá (?a?aµa???)
    Kalamaria

    Kalamari? is a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is a municipality of the Thessaloniki Urban Area, located about 5 km southeast of downtown Thessaloniki....
  • Kateríni (?ate????)
    Katerini

    Katerini is a town in Central Macedonia, the capital of Pieria Prefectures of Greece. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mt. Olympus and the Thermian Gulf, at an altitude of 14 m....
  • Kilkís
    Kilkis

    Kilkis is an industrial city in Central Macedonia, Greece. As of 2001 there were 17,430 people living in the city proper and a total of 24,812 people living in the administrative area of the municipality of Kilkis....
  • Políchni (???????)
    Polichni

    Polichni is a Borough of Thessaloniki. The population is 36,146 , and it has a land area of 7.325 km?.External links...
  • Sérres (S???e?)
    Serres

    Serres is a city in Greece, seat of the Serres prefecture.Serres may also refer to:Places:* Serres, Germany, a part of Wiernsheim in Baden-W?rttemberg...
  • Stavroúpoli (Sta????p???)
    Stavroupoli

    Stavroupoli is a Borough of Thessaloniki. The municipal population is 41,653 . It is located at the north part of Thessaloniki....
  • Sykiés (S?????)
    Sykies

    Sykies is a Borough of Thessaloniki. The municipal population is 41,726 . Its land area is 7.982 km?.1st free Access Point to TWMN, have a look at http://sykies.no-ip.info...
  • Thessaloníki (Tessa??????)
    Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki , Thessalonica, or Salonica is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country in Greece and the capital of Macedonia , the nation's largest Regions of Greece....
  • Véroia (?????a)
    Veria

    Veria is a city built at the foot of Vermion Mountains in Greece. It is a commercial center of Macedonia , the capital of the Prefectures of Greece of Imathia Prefecture, the province of Imathia and the seat of a bishop of the Church of Greece....


See also

  • Mount Athos
    Mount Athos

    Mount Athos is a mountain on the peninsula of the same name in Macedonia , of northern Greece, called in Greek language Agion Oros , or in English, "Holy Mountain"....


External links

  • Official website