Euboea (regional unit) explained

Euboea
Name Local:Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Εύβοιας
Type:regional unit
Caption Skyline:Municipalities of Euboea
Coordinates:38.5°N 24°W
Periph:Central Greece
Seat:Chalcis
Area:4167
Population:210778
Population As Of:2021
Postal Code:34x xx
Area Code:222x0
Licence:ΧΑ

Euboea (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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 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 (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:[1]

Prefecture

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the former Euboea Prefecture (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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.[1]

New municipality Old municipalities Seat
Chalcis (Chalkida)Chalcis
Dirfys-MessapiaPsachna
Messapia
EretriaEretria
Istiaia-AidipsosIstiaia
KarystosKarystos
Kymi-AliveriAliveri
Mantoudi-Limni-Agia AnnaMantoudi
SkyrosSkyros
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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text. el. Government Gazette.