Imathia

For the ancient Greek plain, see Emathia (Macedonia).

Regional unit in Greece

Imathia

Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Ημαθίας

Regional unit

Municipalities of Imathia

Imathia

Imathia within Greece

Coordinates: 40°35′N 22°15′E﻿ / ﻿40.583°N 22.250°E﻿ / 40.583; 22.250
Country| Greece
Administrative region| Central Macedonia
Seat| Veroia
Area

• Total

| 1,701 km2 (657 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 131,001
• Density| 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

59x xx

Area code(s)| 233x0
Vehicle registration| HM
Website| imathia.pkm.gov.gr

Imathia (Greek: Ημαθία [imaˈθia]) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Macedonia, within the geographic region of Macedonia. The capital of Imathia is the city of Veroia.

## Administration

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Veria Naousa Alexandreia

The regional unit Imathia is subdivided into 3 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[2]

* Alexandreia (2)
* Naousa (3)
* Veroia (1)

### Prefecture

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As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Imathia was created out of the former Imathia prefecture (Greek: Νομός Ημαθίας). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[2]

New municipality | Old municipalities | Seat

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Alexandreia | Alexandreia | Alexandreia
Antigonides
Meliki
Platy
Naousa | Naousa | Naousa
Anthemia
Eirinoupoli
Veroia | Veroia | Veroia
Apostolos Pavlos
Vergina
Dovras
Makedonida

### Provinces

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The former prefecture of Imathia was subdivided into the following provinces:[3]

Provinces of Imathia Prefecture | Seat

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Imathia Province | Veroia
Naousa Province | Naousa

Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece since 2006.

## Geography

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The northeastern part of Imathia, along the lower course of the river Aliakmonas, is a vast agricultural plain known as Kampania or Roumlouki. The area is known for the production of fruit crops, such as peaches and strawberries. Much of the population lives in this plain, where the towns Alexandreia and Veroia are situated. Imathia has a short shoreline on the Thermaic Gulf, around the mouth of the Aliakmonas. The mountainous western part of Imathia is covered by the Vermio Mountains, reaching 2,052 metres near the city of Naousa. The Pierian Mountains reach into the southern part of Imathia, south of the Aliakmonas. The regional unit borders on Pieria to the south, Kozani to the west, Pella to the north and Thessaloniki to the east. Imathia has a mainly Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters.

### Transport

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The railway from Thessaloniki to Florina and the important railway from Thessaloniki to Athens pass through Imathia, with main stations at Platy, Veroia and Alexandreia. The A1 and A2 (Egnatia Odos) motorways, and the EO1, EO4 and EO4a national roads pass through Imathia. The Alexandreia Airport is a military airport.

## History

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The entrance to the "Great Tumulus" at Vergina.

Imathia was named after the historic region Emathia, which was used by several classical authors as a synonym for Bottiaea or even all of Macedon. Important ancient towns in the area of present Imathia were Aegae and Beroea. As a part of the Macedonia region, it was ruled by the kingdom of Macedonia, the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire and from early 15th century by the Ottoman Empire. In 1913, as a result of the Second Balkan War, it became part of Greece. During and after the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), several refugees from Turkey settled in Imathia. Initially part of the prefecture of Thessaloniki, Imathia became a prefecture in 1946, and Veroia was selected as its capital.[4]

## Media

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### Newspapers

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* Agrotikoi Orizontes
* Elefthero Vima
* Epikaira Imathias
* Epta Imathias
* Imerisia
* Kerkida
* Laos
* Pliroforisi
* Macedonika Nea

## Culture

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### Museums

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* Wine and Vine Museum (Naoussa)
* Archaeological Museum of Veroia
* Byzantine Museum of Veroia
* Folklore Museum of the Lyceum of Hellenic Women (Naoussa)

## Sports clubs

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* Veria F.C. \- Veroia
* Pontioi Veria F.C. \- Veroia
* Naoussa F.C. \- Naousa
* Alexandria F.C. \- Alexandria

## See also

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* Emathus
* List of settlements in Imathia
* Former toponyms in Imathia Prefecture

## References

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1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. ^ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (in Greek and French)
4. ^ FEK 1946 nr. 35

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Imathia.

* Asyrmato Mitropolitiko Dyktio Hmathias, The local wireless network
* Official website
* Veroia 11th Public School

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Administrative division of the Central Macedonia Region

Area
18,811 km2 (7,263 sq mi)
Population
1,882,108 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
38 (since 2011)
Capital
Thessaloniki

Regional unit of Chalkidiki|

* Aristotelis
* Kassandra
* Nea Propontida
* Polygyros
* Sithonia

Regional unit of Imathia|

* Alexandreia
* Naousa
* Veria

Regional unit of Kilkis|

* Kilkis
* Paionia

Regional unit of Pella|

* Almopia
* Edessa
* Pella
* Skydra

Regional unit of Pieria|

* Dion-Olympos
* Katerini
* Pydna-Kolindros

Regional unit of Serres|

* Amfipoli
* Emmanouil Pappas
* Irakleia
* Nea Zichni
* Serres
* Sintiki
* Visaltia

Regional unit of Thessaloniki|

* Ampelokipoi-Menemeni
* Chalkidona
* Delta
* Kalamaria
* Kordelio-Evosmos
* Lagkadas
* Neapoli-Sykies
* Oraiokastro
* Pavlos Melas
* Pylaia-Chortiatis
* Thermaikos
* Thermi
* Thessaloniki
* Volvi

Regional governor
Apostolos Tzitzikostas (since 2013, elected 2014 & 2019)
Decentralized Administration
Macedonia and Thrace

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Prefectures of Greece

| By name|

* Achaea and Elis
* Achaea
* Adrianoplea
* Aetolia-Acarnania
* Arcadia
* Argolis and Corinthia
* Argolis
* Argyrokastronb
* Arta
* Attica and Boeotia
* Atticac
* Boeotia
* Cephalonia
* Chalkidiki
* Chania
* Chios
* Corfu
* Corinthia
* Cyclades
* Dodecanese
* Dramad
* Elis
* Euboea
* Evrosd
* Evrytania
* Florina
* Grevena
* Heraklion
* Imathia
* Ioannina
* Kallipolisa
* Karditsa
* Kastoria
* Kavalad
* Kilkis
* Korytsab
* Kozani
* Lacedaemon
* Laconia
* Lakoniki
* Larissa
* Lasithi
* Lefkada
* Lesbos
* Magnesia
* Messenia
* Pella
* Phocis and Locris
* Phocis
* Phthiotis and Phocis
* Phthiotis
* Pieria
* Piraeus
* Preveza
* Rethymno
* Rhaedestosa
* Rhodoped
* Samos
* Saranta Ekklisiesa
* Serres
* Sfakia
* Thesprotia
* Thessaloniki
* Trikala
* Trifylia
* Xanthid
* Zakynthos

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By year established

| 1800s|

1833
Achaea and Elis
Aetolia-Acarnania
Arcadia
Argolis and Corinthia
Attica and Boeotia
Cyclades
Euboea
Laconia
Messenia
Phocis and Locris
1845
Phthiotis and Phocis
1864
Corfu
Kefallinia
Lefkada
Zakynthos
1882
Arta
Larissa
Trikala
1899
Achaea
Argolis
Atticac
Boeotia
Corinthia
Elis
Evrytania
Karditsa
Lacedaemon
Lakoniki
Magnesia
Phocis
Phthiotis
Trifylia

|

1900s|

1912
Chania
Heraklion
Lasithi
Rethymno
Sfakia
1914
Thessaloniki
1915
Argyrokastronb
Chalkidiki
Chios
Dramad
Florina
Ioannina
Kavalad
Korytsab
Kozani
Lesbos
Preveza
Samos
Serres
1920
Adrianoplea
Evrosd
Kallipolisa
Rhaedestosa
Rhodoped
Saranta Ekklisiesa
1930–1944
Pella
Kilkis
Thesprotia
Kastoria
Xanthid
1947
Dodecanese
Imathia
Pieria
1964
Grevena
Piraeus

* a In Eastern Thrace or b Northern Epirus, outside present-day Greece.
* c From 1971, Attica consisted of four prefecture-level units: Athens, East Attica, Piraeus and West Attica. From 1994, Athens and Piraeus were grouped into a single super-prefecture.
* d From 1994, Drama / Kavala / Xanthi and Evros / Rhodope prefectures were grouped into super-prefectures.

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