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 | | It is divided into the prefectures of Florina, Grevena, Kastoria, and Kozani. |
 | | The periphery of Western Macedonia is situated in the North-West part of Greece, bordering with the peripheries of Central Macedonia (East), Thessaly (South), Epirus (West), as well as with the regions of Bitola (former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) and Korçë (Albania) to the North. |
 | | This is also reflected in the population distribution, as the major part of the population (56%) lives in rural areas.Capital of the periphery is Kozani with 47,451 inhabitants.Other main towns are Ptolemaida (32,775 inh.), Grevena (16,704 inh.), Florina (14,318 inh.) and Kastoria (13,959 inh.). |
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