Euboea (regional unit)


Euboea 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 km² 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 near Euboea's southern tip.

Administration

The Euboea regional unit is subdivided into 8 municipalities, numbered in the picture in the infobox. These are:
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the former Euboea Prefecture 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.
New municipalityOld municipalitiesSeat
Chalcis ChalcisChalcis
Chalcis LilantiaChalcis
Chalcis Nea ArtakiChalcis
Chalcis AnthidonaChalcis
Chalcis AvlidaChalcis
Dirfys-MessapiaDirfysPsachna
Dirfys-MessapiaMessapiaPsachna
EretriaEretriaEretria
EretriaAmarynthosEretria
Istiaia-AidipsosAidipsosIstiaia
Istiaia-AidipsosArtemisioIstiaia
Istiaia-AidipsosIstiaiaIstiaia
Istiaia-AidipsosLichadaIstiaia
Istiaia-AidipsosOreoiIstiaia
KarystosKarystosKarystos
KarystosKafireasKarystos
KarystosMarmariKarystos
KarystosStyraKarystos
Kymi-AliveriKymiAliveri
Kymi-AliveriAvlonAliveri
Kymi-AliveriDystosAliveri
Kymi-AliveriKonistresAliveri
Kymi-AliveriTamyneoiAliveri
Mantoudi-Limni-Agia AnnaElymnioiLimni
Mantoudi-Limni-Agia AnnaKireasLimni
Mantoudi-Limni-Agia AnnaNileasLimni
SkyrosSkyrosSkyros

Note: the former municipalities of Anthidona and Avlida are on the mainland, attached to the northeastern part of Boeotia. Skyros is an island by itself.

Provinces

Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.

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.
YearPopulation
1991209,132
2001217,218
2011210,815