North Aegean

North Aegean Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου
—  Region of Greece  —
Flag
Country	Greece
Capital	Mytilene
Regional units	List Chios Ikaria Lemnos Lesbos Samos
Government
– Regional governor	Athanasios Giakalis (PASOK)
Area
– Total	3,836 km2 (1,481.1 sq mi)
Population (2005)
– Total	208,151
– Density	54.3/km2 (140.5/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	GR-K
Website	www.pvaigaiou.gov.gr

The North Aegean (Greek: Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου) is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It comprises the islands of the north-eastern Aegean Sea, except for Samothrace, which belongs to the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, and Imbros and Tenedos which belong to Turkey.

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 South Aegean, 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 is divided into 5 regional units, formed around major islands:^[1] Chios, Ikaria, Lemnos, Lesbos and Samos.

The region's governor is, since 1 January 2011, Athanasios (Nasos) Giakalis, who was elected in the November 2010 local administration elections for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement.

Major communities

• Chíos (Χίος)
• Kalloní (Καλλονή)
• Karlóvasi (Καρλόβασι)
• Mýrina (Μύρινα)
• Mytilíni (Μυτιλήνη)
• Omiroúpoli (Ομηρούπολη)
• Pythagóreio (Πυθαγόρειο)
• Vathý (Βαθύ)

References

1. ^ Kallikratis reform law textPDF