Central Greece - Cities

Cities

The principal cities of the region of Central Greece according to the census of 2001 are:

  • Athens
    3,130,841 (Athens metropolitan area)
    • including all the towns around Athens urban area
    3,761,810)
  • Lamia
58,601
  • Agrinio
57,147
  • Chalkida
53,584
  • Thebes
21,211
  • Livadeia
20,061

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