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Encyclopedia > Lesbos Prefecture
Lesbos Prefecture
Νομός Λέσβου
Location of Lesbos Prefecture in Greece
Periphery North Aegean
Capital Mytilene
Population 110,220 (2005)Ranked 32nd
Area 2,154 km² Ranked 31st
Population density 51.2/km²Ranked 29th
Number of municipalities 17
Number of communities 1
Postal codes 81x xx
Area codes 225x0
Licence plate code ΜΗ, ΜΥ
ISO 3166-2 code GR-83

Lesbos is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the archipelagic Periphery of the North Aegean. It borders the prefectures of Evros in the north and Chios in the south. East lies Turkey's west coast (Ayvalık and Çanakkale coasts), while west lies the central Aegean Sea. It consists of three main islands: Lesbos itself, Limnos, and the smaller island of Agios Efstratios. File links The following pages link to this file: Lesbos Categories: GFDL images ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... This city is not ot be confused with a village in the island of Samos named Mytilinii Mytilene (Μυτιλήνη in Greek) is the capital city of Lesbos, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. ... This is a list of the prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005). ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Following is a list of Greek prefectures ordered by population density. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... Evros (Greek: Έβρος) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece and is the northernmost. ... Chios (Italian: Scio, Turkish: Sakız, Χίος; alternative transliterations Khios and Hios, see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Çanakkale seafront, with wooden horse from the 2004 film Troy Çanakkale, pronounced , is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern (Asiatic) coast of the Dardanelles (or Hellespont). ... The Aegean Sea. ... The Lesbos Island shown off the coast of Turkey, northwest of Izmir Lesbos (in Greek, Λέσβος see also List of traditional Greek place names; and in Turkish, Midilli Adası) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. ... Lemnos (mod. ... Agios Efstratios (or Αγιος Ευστράτιος in Greek), Saint Eustratius, is a very quiet, isolated, unvegetated, small isle between the greater islands of Limnos and Lesbos in the northern Aegean Sea. ...

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Transportation

  • GR-67

Provinces

Lemnos is one of the three provinces of Lesbos Prefecture of Greece. ... Lemnos (mod. ... Methymna is also an archaeological site in the prefecture of Chania, see Methymna, Crete Mithymna (Greek:Μήθυμνα), ancient form Methymna, is the second most important town on Lesbos. ... This city is not ot be confused with a village in the island of Samos named Mytilinii Mytilene (Μυτιλήνη in Greek) is the capital city of Lesbos, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. ... Plomari (Πλωμάρι) is the only sizable coastal settlement in the south, and indeed the second largest town on Lesbos, a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. ...

Municipalities and communities

Municipality YPES code Seat (if different) Postal code Area code
Agia Paraskevi 3501 811 02 22520-3
Agiasos 3502 811 01 22520-2
Atsiki 3504 814 01 22530
Eresos-Antissa 3506 Eresos 814 01 22530-8
Evergetoulas 3507 Sykounta 811 05 22520-9
Gera 3505 Pappados 811 06 22510-8
Kalloni 3508 811 07 22530-2
Loutropoli Thermis 3509 Thermi 811 00 22510-7
Mantamados 3510 811 04 22530-6
Mithymna 3511 811 07
811 08
2220-7
Moudros 3512 814 01 22520-7
Myrina 3513 814 00 22540-2
Mytilene 3514 811 00 22510-2 through 7
Nea Koutali 3515 Kontias 814 00 22540-5
Petra 3516 811 09 22530
Plomari 3517 812 00 22530-3
Polichnitos 3518 813 00 22520-4
Community YPES code Seat (if different) Postal code Area code
Agios Efstratios 3503 815 00 22540-9

See also: List of settlements in the Lesbos prefecture The Village of Agia Paraskevi, Lesbos as seen from the Church of Agia Paraskevi Agia Paraskevi (Greek: Αγία Παρασκευή) is one of Lesbos last remaining traditional villages. ... Agiasos (Αγιάσος) is a town on the island of Lesbos, in Greece. ... Atsiki (Ατσική) is a municipality on the island of Lemnos, in the Lesbos Prefecture, Greece. ... Eresos-Antissa (Ερεσός-Άντισσα) is a municipality on the island of Lesbos, in the Lesbos Prefecture, Greece. ... Eresos (Greek: Ερεσός) and its twin beach village Skala Eresou are located in the southwest part of the Greek island of Lesbos. ... Evergetoulas (Ευεργέτουλας) is a municipality on the island of Lesbos, in the Lesbos Prefecture, Greece. ... Gera is a municipality in the Greek island of Lesbos consisting of five villages: Skopelos, Plakados, Pappados, Mesagros, and Perama. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Loutropoli Thermis (Λουτρόπολη Θερμής) is a municipality located on the east coast of the island of Lesbos, in the Lesbos Prefecture, Greece. ... Mantamados (Μανταμάδος) is a municipality on the island of Lesbos, in the Lesbos Prefecture, Greece. ... Methymna is also an archaeological site in the prefecture of Chania, see Methymna, Crete Mithymna (Greek:Μήθυμνα), ancient form Methymna, is the second most important town on Lesbos. ... Moudros (Μούδρος) is a municipality on the island of Lemnos, in the Lesbos Prefecture, Greece. ... Lemnos (mod. ... This city is not ot be confused with a village in the island of Samos named Mytilinii Mytilene (Μυτιλήνη in Greek) is the capital city of Lesbos, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. ... Nea Koutali (Νέα Κούταλη) is a municipality on the island of Lemnos, in the Lesbos Prefecture, Greece. ... The municipality of Petra (Greek: Πέτρα meaning rock) is located at the northwest of Lesvos and comprises the villages Petra, Skoutaros, Stypsi, Lafionas, Ypsilometopo and the settlements Petri and Anaxos. ... Plomari (Πλωμάρι) is the only sizable coastal settlement in the south, and indeed the second largest town on Lesbos, a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. ... Polichnitos (Πολίχνιτος) is a municipality on the island of Lesbos, in the Lesbos Prefecture, Greece. ... Agios Efstratios (or Αγιος Ευστράτιος in Greek), Saint Eustratius, is a very quiet, isolated, unvegetated, small isle between the greater islands of Limnos and Lesbos in the northern Aegean Sea. ... List of settlements in the Lesbos prefecture in Greece: In Lesbos island A-B Afalones Agia Marina Agia Paraskevi Agiassos Agios Isidoros Agnantero Agra, Greece Akrasi Alifanta Anemotia Antissi Argennos Arisvi Assomatos C-D Chidira Dafia E-F Eressos Flakados G-I Ipio K-L Kalloni Kapi Kerami Keramia Klio...


See also

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Aeolic Greek. ...

External links

  • Lesvos Travel Guide
  • http://www.lesvosisland.com
  • http://www.lesvosonline.gr
  • Lesvos travel guide from Wikitravel
  • Prefecture of Lesvos - Hellenic Ministry of Culture
  • http://www.scalakallonis.gr
  • Lesvos Travel and Tourism Blog
  • http://www.greekrealmarket.com

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