NUTS statistical regions of Greece

The NUTS codes of Greece are part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, an official nomenclature of the European Commission used by Eurostat for statistical purposes.

Main article: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics
First-level NUTS regions of Greece:
  EL3: Attiki
  EL4: Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti
  EL5: Voreia Ellada
  EL6: Kentriki Ellada

Changes

In 2011, the NUTS1 code of Greece was changed from GR to EL. GR1 was changed to EL5, GR2 to EL6, GR3 to EL3 and GR4 to EL4.[1] The change became official per European Commission regulation No. 31/2011. With regard to the transmission of data to Eurostat, the new codes entered into force by 1 January 2012.[2]

Following the Kallikrates territorial reform, the NUTS regions of Greece were redefined. With the region of Epirus being reclassified as part of Voreia Ellada (Northern Greece, former EL1), and the region of Thessaly in exchange going to Kentriki Ellada (Central Greece, former EL2), new NUTS1 codes have been assigned to both regions. Apart from that, a number of third-level divisions have been changed. The changes became official in December 2013 by European Commission regulation No. 1319/2013. With regard to the transmission of data to Eurostat, the new codes entered into force by 1 January 2015.[3]

NUTS levels

The three NUTS levels are as follows:

Level Subdivisions #
NUTS 1 Groups of development regions 4
NUTS 2 Regions (Perifereies) 13
NUTS 3 Regional units or combinations thereof,
sometimes equivalent to former Prefectures (Nomoi)		 52

NUTS codes

Per 1 January 2015, the NUTS codes for Greece are as follows:

NUTS 1 Code NUTS 2 Code NUTS 3 Code
AttikiEL3 AtticaEL30 Northern AthensEL301
Western AthensEL302
Central AthensEL303
Southern AthensEL304
Eastern AtticaEL305
Western AtticaEL306
Piraeus, IslandsEL307
Nisia Aigaiou, KritiEL4 North AegeanEL41 Lesbos, LemnosEL411
Ikaria, SamosEL412
ChiosEL413
South AegeanEL42 Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kos, Rhodes (former (Dodekanisos Prefecture)EL421
Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos (former (Kyklades Prefecture)EL422
CreteEL43 HeraklionEL431
LasithiEL432
RethymnoEL433
ChaniaEL434
Voreia ElladaEL5 Eastern Macedonia and ThraceEL51 EvrosEL511
XanthiEL512
RhodopeEL513
DramaEL514
Thasos, KavalaEL515
Central MacedoniaEL52 ImathiaEL521
ThessalonikiEL522
KilkisEL523
PellaEL524
PieriaEL525
SerresEL526
ChalkidikiEL527
Western MacedoniaEL53 Grevena, KozaniEL531
KastoriaEL532
FlorinaEL533
EpirusEL54 Arta, PrevezaEL541
ThesprotiaEL542
IoanninaEL543
Kentriki ElladaEL6 ThessalyEL61 Karditsa, TrikalaEL611
LarissaEL612
MagnesiaEL613
Ionian IslandsEL62 ZakynthosEL621
CorfuEL622
Ithaca, CephaloniaEL623
LefkadaEL624
Western GreeceEL63 Aetolia-AcarnaniaEL631
AchaeaEL632
ElisEL633
Central GreeceEL64 BoeotiaEL641
EuboeaEL642
EvrytaniaEL643
PhthiotisEL644
PhocisEL645
PeloponneseEL65 Argolis, ArcadiaEL651
KorinthiaEL652
Laconia, MesseniaEL653

Local administrative units

Below the NUTS levels, the two LAU (Local Administrative Units) levels are:

Level Subdivisions #
LAU 1 Municipalities (Dimoi) 1035
LAU 2 Municipal units, municipal communities, local units 6130

The LAU codes of Greece can be downloaded here:

See also

References
  1. Eurostat. "History of NUTS". Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. European Commission (18 January 2011). "Commission Regulation (EU) No. 31/2011 of 17 January 2011". Official Journal of the European Union. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. European Commission (18 December 2013). "Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1319/2013 of 9 December 2013". Official Journal of the European Union. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
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