The term "Northern Greece" is widely used to refer mainly to the two [[northern]] regions of [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]] and [[Western Thrace|(Western) Thrace]]; thus the [[Thessaloniki]]-based [[Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace]] was known as "Ministry for Northern Greece" (Υπουργείο Βορείου Ελλάδος), and previously as the [[Governorate-General of Northern Greece]] (Γενική Διοίκηση Βορείου Ελλάδος), until 1988.<ref>[http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wFWG2Ogb2ANFndtvSoClrL8Y4Fac45yt5V5MXD0LzQTLf7MGgcO23N88knBzLCmTXKaO6fpVZ6Lx3UnKl3nP8NxdnJ5r9cmWyJWelDvWS_18kAEhATUkJb0x1LIdQ163nV9K--td6SIueniDAAzbSabxM3zMlGXndJ0OSIbu2qZBlDNyqCvbyoS Υ 704/19.8.1988]</ref>
