North Aegean
North Aegean
Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου | |
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| Coordinates: 38°42′N 26°00′E / 38.7°N 26.0°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Decentralized Administration | Aegean |
| Capital | Mytilene |
| Regional units | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Kostas Moutzouris (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,835.91 km2 (1,481.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 194,943 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €2.541 billion (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | GR-K |
| HDI (2022) | 0.868 very high · 11th of 13 |
| Website | www |
The North Aegean Region (Greek: Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου, romanized: Periféreia Voreíou Aigaíou, [periˈferia voˈriu eˈʝeu]) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, and the smallest of the thirteen by population. It comprises the islands of the north-eastern Aegean Sea, called the North Aegean islands, except for Thasos and Samothrace, which belong to the Greek region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, and Imbros and Tenedos, which belong to Turkey.