East Macedonia and Thrace

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

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East Macedonia and Thrace periphery

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