Peloponnese (region)

Peloponnese
Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
Location of Peloponnese
Coordinates: 37°24′N 22°18′E / 37.4°N 22.3°E / 37.4; 22.3
Country Greece
Decentralized AdministrationPeloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian
CapitalTripoli
Largest cityKalamata
Regional units
Government
 • Regional governorDimitris Ptochos [el] (New Democracy)
Area
 • Total
15,489.96 km2 (5,980.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
539,535
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
DemonymPeloponnesian
GDP
 • Total€8.448 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeGR-J
HDI (2022)0.871[3]
very high · 9th of 13
Websiteppel.gov.gr

The Peloponnese Region (Greek: Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου, romanizedPeriféria Peloponnísou, [periˈferia pelopoˈnisu]) is a region in southern Greece. It borders Western Greece to the north and Attica to the north-east. The region has an area of about 15,490 square kilometres (5,980 square miles). It covers most of the Peloponnese peninsula, except for the northwestern subregions of Achaea and Elis which belong to Western Greece and a small portion of the Argolid peninsula that is part of Attica.

  1. ^ "Census 2021 GR" (PDF) (Press release). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. ^ "Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region", www.ec.europa.eu
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.