West Macedonia

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 and particularly the western. It contains 4 perfectures: Florina, Kozani, Kastoria and Grevena.^[1] 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.

West Macedonia Media

The administrative division of the Western Macedonia region in municipalities. In shades of yellow, the former Kastoria Prefecture, in red, the Grevena Prefecture, in blue, the Kozani Prefecture, and in green, the Florina Prefecture
The administrative building of Western Macedonia region in Kozani
Aerial view on the city of en:Ptolemaida in el:Kozani prefecture of en:Greece.
Western Macedonia. The bridge over the Polyfytos artificial lake of the river Aliakmonas in Kozani Prefecture.
The community of Nymfaio in Florina Prefecture.
The lake Orestiada in Kastoria.
Neoclassical houses at the shoreline of Sakoulevas river, Florina.
Georgios Lassanis mansion in Kozani.
View on the city of Florina, Greece. Photo was shot from National Road 2, section Florina-Vigla near Simos Ioannidis settlement.