Decentralized Administration of Epirus and Western Macedonia
| Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Ηπείρου – Δυτικής Μακεδονίας |
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| Formed | 1 January 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Greece |
| Headquarters | Ioannina, Epirus |
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| Website | www |
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Location of Epirus and Western Macedonia in Greece
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Epirus, Western Macedonia |
| Regional units | 8 |
| Municipalities | 30 |
| Area | 18,654 km2 (7,202 sq mi) |
| Population | 620,545 (as of 2011) |
The Decentralized Administration of Epirus and Western Macedonia (Greek: Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Ηπείρου – Δυτικής Μακεδονίας) is one of the seven decentralized administrations of Greece, consisting of the peripheries of Epirus and Western Macedonia. Seated in Ioannina, Epirus, it is currently led by Acting Secretary-General Vasileios Michelakis.
Decentralized Administrations were created in January 2011 as part of a far-reaching reform of the country's administrative structure, the Kallikratis reform (Law 3852/2010).
They enjoy both administrative and financial autonomy and exercise devolved state powers in urban planning, environmental and energy policy, forestry, migration and citizenship. Beyond that, they are tasked with supervising the first and second-level self-governing bodies: the municipalities and regions, in this case the 30 municipalities of Epirus and Western Macedonia, and the two regions themselves.
Covering an area of 18,654 km2 (7,202 sq mi)Epirus and Western Macedonia is medium-sized by area. With an overall population of 620,545, it is however one of the least populated of the seven decentralized administrations in Greece, second only to the Decentralized Administration of the Aegean.
In the revised European NUTS nomenclature, the regions of Epirus and Western Macedonia together with the two regions of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace form the first level NUTS region EL5 (Voreia Ellada).
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