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
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- 3,761,810)
- Lamia
- 58,601
- Agrinio
- 57,147
- Chalkida
- 53,584
- Thebes
- 21,211
- Livadeia
- 20,061
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