- Central Macedonia
Infobox Peri GR
name = Central Macedonia
name_local = Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας
prefec =Chalcidice
Imathia
Kilkis
PellaPieria
Serres
Thessaloniki
capital =Thessaloniki
population = 1931870
population_as_of = 2005
area = 18811
website = [http://www.rcm.gr www.rcm.gr]Central Macedonia (Greek: Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας, "Periféria Kentrikís Makedonías")is one of the thirteen peripheries of
Greece , consisting of the central part of the region of Macedonia. It is divided into the prefectures ofChalkidiki , Imathia, Kilkis, Pella,Pieria , Serres, and Thessaloniki. 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 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 (Αμπελόκηποι)
*Evosmos (Εύοσμος)
*Kalamariá (Καλαμαριά)
*Kateríni (Κατερίνη)
*Políchni (Πολίχνη)
*Sérres (Σέρρες)
*Stavroúpoli (Σταυρούπολη)
*Sykiés (Συκιές)
*Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη)
*Véroia (Βέροια)ee also
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Mount Athos External links
* [http://www.rcm.gr Region of Central Macedonia] Official website el icon
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