Euboea (regional unit)

Euboea (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Εύβοιας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. It consists of the islands of Euboea and Skyros, as well as a 260 km2 area on the Greek mainland. Its land area is 4,167.449 km2, whereas the total land area of the municipalities actually on the island Euboea is 3,684.848 km2, which includes that of numerous small offshore islets (Petalies Islands) near Euboea's southern tip.

Euboea
Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Εύβοιας
Regional unit
Municipalities of Euboea
Euboea within Greece
Coordinates: 38°30′N 24°0′E
CountryGreece
RegionCentral Greece
CapitalChalcis
Area
  Total4,167 km2 (1,609 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total210,815
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal codes
34x xx
Area codes222x
ISO 3166 codeGR-04
Car platesΧΑ
Websitewww.naevias.gr
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