IDOMENI, Greece — A regional governor called on the Greek government Saturday to declare a state of emergency for the area surrounding the Idomeni border crossing where thousands of migrants are stranded due to border restrictions along the route toward western Europe.

Some 13,000 to 14,000 people are trapped in Idomeni, while another 6,000 to 7,000 are being housed in refugee camps around the region, said Apostolos Tzitzikostas, governor of the Greek region of Central Macedonia. That means the area handles about 60 percent of the total number of migrants in the country.

‘‘It’s a huge humanitarian crisis. I have asked the government to declare the area in a state of emergency,’’ Tzitzikostas said during a visit to Idomeni to distribute aid to the Red Cross and other organizations. ‘‘This cannot continue for much longer.’’

The neighboring former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia has stopped all but a trickle of Iraqi and Syrian refugees from crossing, after similar restrictions by countries further north on the migration route. The moves have caused a huge bottleneck in Greece, whose proximity to the Turkish coast has made it the preferred entry point for refugees and others seeking better lives in Europe.

Greek authorities said only 184 people crossed the border between 6 a.m. Friday and the same time Saturday morning, while another 100 crossed between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

‘‘The former Yugoslav republic needs to open immediately to borders and the European Union needs to implement severe action against the countries that are closing borders today, whether they are members of the European Union or candidate members,’’ Tzitzikostas said. ‘‘This is unacceptable what they are doing.’’

The European Union and Turkey will hold a summit Monday to discuss the crisis, which has severely strained relations among EU countries.

‘‘We are expecting Turkey to start finally doing what it should be doing for months now and we also expect our European partners to start receiving refugees in their countries,’’ Tzitzikostas said.