West Lesbos

Municipality in Greece

West Lesbos

Δυτική Λέσβος

Municipality

West Lesbos

Location within the region

Coordinates: 39°14′N 26°09′E﻿ / ﻿39.233°N 26.150°E﻿ / 39.233; 26.150
Country| Greece
Administrative region| North Aegean
Regional unit| Lesbos
Government

• Mayor| Taxiarchis Verros[1] (since 2019)
Area

• Municipality

| 1,072 km2 (414 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[2]

• Municipality

| 24,721
• Density| 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration| MY
Website| [1]

West Lesbos (Greek: Δυτική Λέσβος, romanized: Dytiki Lesvos), sometimes also referred to as West Lesvos, is a municipality on the island of Lesbos in the North Aegean region in Greece. The municipality was formed from a decision by the Ministry of the Interior, published on 9 March 2019, which divided the pre-existing municipality of Lesbos.[3] The seat of the municipality is in Kalloni.[3]

The municipality encompasses 36 towns and villages in a total area of 1,072 square kilometers.

The economy of the Municipality of West Lesbos is 90% dependent on agriculture and tourism, mainly olive production, stock-farming, fishing, tourism, geothermy and other renewable energy sources.

Molyvos, Eresos (as well as its sister beach Skala Eresou), Petra & Vatera are the major tourism hot spots in the summer.

The municipality's first mayor, who currently still serves in the position, is Taxiarchis Verros [4]

## Municipal Units

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The municipality consists of the following seven subdivisions:[3]

Municipal Unit  | Seat

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Municipal Unit of Agia Paraskevi | Agia Paraskevi
Municipal Unit of Eresos-Antissa | Eresos
Municipal Unit of Kalloni | Kalloni
Municipal Unit of Mantamados | Mantamados
Municipal Unit of Mithymna | Mithymna
Municipal Unit of Petra | Petra
Municipal Unit of Polichnitos | Polichnitos

## Mayors

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Mayor  | Party  | Start  | End

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Taxiarchis Verros  | Mazi apo tin Archi  | September 1st, 2019  |

## References

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1. ^ Municipality of West Lesvos, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
2. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
3. ^ a b c "Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010" [Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010] (in Greek). Government Gazette. p. 1164.
4. ^ "Municipality of West Lesvos | Municipal Elections – May 2019". Ministry of Internal Affairs (Greece). 3 June 2019. p. ypes.gr. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

## External links

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Administrative division of the North Aegean Region

Area
3,836 km2 (1,481 sq mi)
Population
199,231 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
9 (since 2011)
Capital
Mytilini (Lesbos)

Regional unit of Chios|

* Chios
* Oinousses
* Psara

Regional unit of Ikaria|

* Fournoi Korseon
* Ikaria

Regional unit of Lemnos|

* Agios Efstratios
* Lemnos

Regional unit of Lesbos|

* Mytilene
* West Lesbos

Regional unit of Samos|

* East Samos
* West Samos

Regional governor
Kostas Moutzouris [el] (since 2019)
Decentralized Administration
Aegean

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Subdivisions of the municipality of West Lesbos

Municipal unit of Agia Paraskevi|

* Agia Paraskevi
* Napi

Municipal unit of Eresos-Antissa|

* Antissa
* Chidira
* Eresos
* Mesotopos
* Pterounta
* Sigri
* Vatoussa

Municipal unit of Kalloni|

* Agra
* Anemotia
* Arisvi
* Dafia
* Filia
* Kalloni
* Kerami
* Parakoila
* Skalochori

Municipal unit of Mantamados|

* Kapi
* Kleio
* Mantamados
* Pelopi

Municipal unit of Mithymna|

* Argennos
* Lepetymnos
* Mithymna
* Sykaminia

Municipal unit of Petra|

* Lafionas
* Petra
* Skoutaros
* Stypsi
* Ypsilometopo

Municipal unit of Polichnitos|

* Lisvori
* Polichnitos
* Stavros
* Vasilika
* Vrisa

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