Decentralized Administration of Thessaly and Central Greece
Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Θεσσαλίας – Στερεάς Ελλάδας | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1 January 2011 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Greece |
Headquarters | Larissa, Thessaly |
Agency executive |
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Website | www |
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Area served | |
Supervised Municipalities | 50 |
Area | 29,586 km2 (11,423 sq mi)[1] |
Population | 1,280,152 (as of 2011)[2] |
The Decentralized Administration of Thessaly and Central Greece (
, Thessaly, it is currently led by Acting Secretary-General Ilias Tseligas.Formation and tasks
Decentralized Administrations were created in January 2011 as part of a far-reaching reform of the country's administrative structure, the
They enjoy both administrative and financial autonomy
Characteristics
Covering an area of 29,586 km2 (11,423 sq mi),[1] Epirus and Western Macedonia is one of the largest of the seven decentralized administrations, second only to the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. With an overall population of 1,280,152,[2]it is however only medium-sized by population.
In the revised European
Secretary-General
The Decentralized Administration is led by a Secretary-General (Γενικός Γραμματέας) who is appointed or dismissed by a
Following the
Current Acting Secretary-General is Ilias Tseligas.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Ministry of Interior 2013, p. 12
- ^ a b "Demographic and social characteristics of the Resident Population of Greece according to the 2011 Population - Housing Census revision of 20/3/2014" (PDF). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-08.
- ^ Ministry of Interior 2013, p. 10 f..
- ^ Ministry of Interior 2013, p. 27.
- ^ Ministry of Interior 2013, p. 19.
- ^ Tania Georgiopoulou (5 February 2015). Κατάργηση Αποκεντρωμένων Διοικήσεων (in Greek). Kathimerini. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Ο Βούτσης «καταργεί» τις Αποκεντρωμένες Διοικήσεις – Κίνηση-ματ υπέρ των αιρετών Περιφερειών (in Greek). aftodioikisi.gr. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Γενικός Γραμματέας [General Secretary]. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
Literature
- Ministry of Interior (January 2013). "Structure and operation of local and regional democracy". Council of Europe.
External links
- Official website (in Greek)