North Aegean
Administrative region of Greece
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Administration
The North Aegean region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with the Southern Aegean region, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of the Aegean based at Piraeus. The capital of the region is situated in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos.
Until the Kallikratis reform, the region consisted of the three prefectures of Samos, Chios and Lesbos. Since 1 January 2011, it has been divided into five regional units: Chios, Ikaria, Lemnos, Lesbos, and Samos. The total number of islands in the North Aegean region are nine: Lesbos, Chios, Psara, Oinousses, Ikaria, Fournoi Korseon, Lemnos, Agios Efstratios and Samos.
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Major communities
- Chíos (Χίος)
- Kalloní (Καλλονή)
- Karlóvasi (Καρλόβασι)
- Mýrina (Μύρινα)
- Mytilíni (Μυτιλήνη)
- Omiroúpoli (Ομηρούπολη)
- Pythagóreio (Πυθαγόρειο)
- Sámos (Σάμος)
Demographics
The region has shrunk by 5,095 people between 2011 and 2021, experiencing a population loss of 2.6%.
Economy
The region's Gross domestic product (GDP) was €2.5 billion in 2018, accounting for 1.4% of Greek economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €14,200 or 47% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 67% of the EU average. North Aegean is the region in Greece with the lowest GDP per capita and one of the poorest regions in the EU.