What is West Macedonia?
[[File:GreeceWestMacedonia.png|thumb|Location of West Macedonia.]] '''West Macedonia''' is one of the thirteen peripheries of [[Greece]]. It is also one of the 3 parts of the region of [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]] and particularly the western. It contains 4 perfectures: [[Florina Prefecture|Florina]], [[Kozani Prefecture|Kozani]], [[Kastoria Prefecture|Kastoria]] and [[Grevena Prefecture|Grevena]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.westernmacedonia.gr/makedonia06.php |title=Prefectures of West Macedonia Info |access-date=2010-01-02 |archive-date=2009-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021000236/http://www.westernmacedonia.gr/makedonia06.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> It borders with [[Thessaly]] and [[Epirus]] to the west and [[Central Macedonia]] to the east. It also borders with two countries in the north: [[Albania]] and [[North Macedonia]]. It has a total population of 303,857 inhabitants according to the 2001 [[census]]. Its capital and biggest city is [[Kozani]]. ==Related pages== *[[Macedonia (Greece)]] *[[Macedonia (region)]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.westernmacedonia.gr/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218154504/http://westernmacedonia.gr/ |date=2014-12-18 }} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Peripheries of Greece]]