East Macedonia and Thrace

This article is about the administrative region in Greece. For other uses, see Macedonia and Thrace.

East Macedonia and Thrace Periphery Περιφέρεια Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης


Country:	Greece
Capital:	Komotini
Prefectures:	Drama Evros Kavala Rhodope Xanthi
Population:	623,248 (2005)
Area:	14,157 km² (5,466 sq.mi.)
Density:	44 /km² (114 /sq.mi.)
Website:	www.remth.gr

East Macedonia and Thrace (in Greek: Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη) is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, consisting of the eastern part of Greek Macedonia along with Greek Thrace. It is divided into the Macedonian prefectures of Drama and Kavala and the Thracian prefectures of Xanthi, Rhodope and Evros.

Major communities

v • d • e Peripheries of Greece
Attica • Central Greece • Central Macedonia • Crete • East Macedonia and Thrace • Epirus • Ionian Islands • North Aegean • Peloponnese • South Aegean • Thessaly • West Greece • West Macedonia • Mount Athos (autonomous region in Macedonia)