East Macedonia
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Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Περιφέρεια Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης |
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| Administrative region of Greece | |
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| Coordinates: 41°12′N 25°00′E / 41.2°N 25.0°ECoordinates: 41°12′N 25°00′E / 41.2°N 25.0°E | |
| Country |
 Greece
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| Decentralized Administration | Macedonia and Thrace |
| Capital | Komotini |
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| Government | |
| • Regional governor | Christos Metios (Nea Dimokratia) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,157.76 km2 (5,466.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 608,182 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| ISO 3166 code | GR-A |
| Website | www |
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (Greek: Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη, formally Περιφέρεια Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the country, comprising the eastern part of the region of Greek Macedonia along with the region of Western Thrace, and the islands of Thasos and Samothrace.
The region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended, with the preexisting region in many respects inheriting status and weight of the five now abolished prefectures, Drama, Evros, Kavala, Rhodope and Xanthi.
In this special case, the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace also succeeds the intermediate structure of the two super-prefectures of Drama-Kavala-Xanthi and of Rhodope-Evros into which the five prefectures had been grouped since 1994.
Capital of the region is Komotini, which by population is the fourth largest city, following Alexandroupoli, Kavala and Xanthi. The region is divided into the Macedonian regional units of Drama, Kavala and Thasos and the Thracian regional units of Xanthi, Rhodope and Evros, which coincide with the territory of the former prefectures, except for Thasos, which was part of the Kavala prefecture. Unlike the former prefectures, the regional units however have very limited administrative powers.
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