Central Greece (geographic region)

Continental/Central Greece
Στερεά/Κεντρική Ελλάδα
Stereá/Kentrikí Elláda
Continental Greece (blue) within Greece
CapitalAthens (until 1987, then abolished)
Subdivisions
Area
  Total
24,818.3 km2 (9,582.4 sq mi)
Population
  Total
4,591,568 (2,001 census)
  Density185/km2 (480/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Stereoelladites, Roumeliotes

Continental Greece (Greek: Στερεά Ελλάδα, romanized: Stereá Elláda; formerly Χέρσος Ἑλλάς, Chérsos Ellás), colloquially known as Roumeli (Ρούμελη), is a traditional geographic region of Greece. In English, the area is usually called Central Greece, but the equivalent Greek term (Κεντρική Ελλάδα, Kentrikí Elláda) is more rarely used.

It includes the southern part of the Greek mainland (sans the Peloponnese), as well as the offshore island of Euboea. Since 1987, its territory has been divided among the administrative regions of Central Greece and Attica, and the regional unit (former prefecture) of Aetolia-Acarnania in the administrative region of Western Greece.