Central Macedonia

Central Macedonia Κεντρική Μακεδονία
Administrative region
Coordinates: 40°42′N 23°00′E / 40.7°N 23.0°E / 40.7; 23.0
Country	Greece
Region	Macedonia
Decentralized administration	Macedonia and Thrace
Capital	Thessaloniki
Regional units	List Chalkidiki Imathia Kilkis Pella Pieria Serres Thessaloniki
Government
• Regional Governor	Apostolos Tzitzikostas (New Democracy)
Area
• Total	18,810.52 km2 (7,262.78 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,795,669
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym	Macedonian
GDP [2]
• Total	€24.892 billion (2021)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	GR-B
HDI (2022)	0.876[3] very high · 6th of 13
Website	www.pkm.gov.gr

Central Macedonia (/ˌmæsəˈdoʊniə/ MASS-ə-DOH-nee-ə; Greek: Κεντρική Μακεδονία, romanized: Kentrikí Makedonía, IPA: [ce(n)driˈci maceðoˈni.a]) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, consisting of the central part of the geographical and historical region of Macedonia. With a population of almost 1.8 million, it is the second most populous region in Greece after Attica.