Central Macedonia

Central Macedonia
Κεντρική Μακεδονία
Coordinates: 40°42′N 23°00′E / 40.7°N 23.0°E / 40.7; 23.0
Country Greece
Region Macedonia
Decentralized administrationMacedonia and Thrace
CapitalThessaloniki
Regional units
Government
  GovernorNana Aidona (New Democracy)
Area
  Total
18,810.52 km2 (7,262.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
1,795,669
  Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
DemonymMacedonian
GDP
  Total€24.892 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeGR-B
HDI (2022)0.876
very high · 6th of 13
Websitewww.pkm.gov.gr

Central Macedonia (/ˌmæsəˈdniə/ MASS-ə-DOH-nee-ə; Greek: Κεντρική Μακεδονία, romanized: Kentrikí Makedonía, IPA: [ce(n)driˈci maceðoˈni.a]) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, consisting the central part of the geographical and historical region of Macedonia. With a population of almost 1.8 million, it is the second most populous region in Greece after Attica.