Central Greece (administrative region)

Central Greece
Περιφέρεια Στερεάς Ελλάδας
Coordinates: 38°42′N 22°42′E / 38.7°N 22.7°E / 38.7; 22.7
Country Greece
Decentralized AdministrationThessaly and Central Greece
CapitalLamia
Largest cityChalcis
Regional units
Government
  GovernorFanis Spanos (New Democracy)
Area
  Total
15,549.31 km2 (6,003.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
508,254
  Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
GDP
  Total€9.635 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeGR-H
HDI (2022)0.876
very high · 6th of 13
Websitewww.pste.gov.gr

Central Greece (Greek: Περιφέρεια Στερεάς Ελλάδας, romanized: Periféreia Stereás Elládas, Greek pronunciation: [periˈferia stereˈas eˈlaðas], colloquially known as Ρούμελη (Roúmeli)) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. The region occupies the eastern part of the traditional region of Central Greece, including the island of Euboea. To the south it borders the regions of Attica and the Peloponnese, to the west the region of Western Greece, to the north the region of Thessaly and to the northwest it shares a small border with Epirus. Its capital city is Lamia and the largest city is Chalcis.