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Eresos-Antissa 
Summary
Eresos-Antissa (Greek: Ερεσός-Άντισσα) is a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. From the 2010 local government reform until 2019 it was part of the municipality of Lesbos[2] and since 2019 it is a municipal unit of the municipality of West Lesvos.[3][4] It is located in the westernmost part of the island, and is the largest municipal unit of the island in land area at 290.947 km².[5] Its population was 4,259 at the 2021 census. The seat of the municipality was in Eresos. The next largest towns are Antissa, Mesótopos, Vatoússa and Chidira.
Eresos-Antissa
Ερεσός-Άντισσα | |
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  Eresos-Antissa Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°10′N 25°56′E / 39.167°N 25.933°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | North Aegean |
| Regional unit | Lesbos |
| Municipality | West Lesbos |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 290.947 km2 (112.335 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,259 |
| • Municipal unit density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 811 05 |
| Area code(s) | 22530 |
| Vehicle registration | MY |
Notable people edit
- Terpander (7th century BC) poet and citharode
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Περιγραφή Δήμου". Δήμος Δυτικής Λέσβου (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010" [Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010] (in Greek). Government Gazette. p. 1164.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.