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Eresos-Antissa

Eresos-Antissa
Ερεσός-Άντισσα
Eresos-Antissa is located in Greece
Eresos-Antissa
Eresos-Antissa
Coordinates:
Country Greece
Administrative region North Aegean
Regional unit Lesbos
Municipality Lesbos
 • Municipal unit 290.947 km2 (112.335 sq mi)
Elevation 50 m (160 ft)
Population (2001)[1]
 • Municipal unit 5,530
 • Municipal unit density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Community
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 811 05
Area code(s) 22530
Vehicle registration MY

Eresos-Antissa (Greek: Ερεσός-Άντισσα) is a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] 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. Its population was 5,530 at the 2001 census. The seat of the municipality was in Eresos (pop. 1,097). The next largest towns are Ántissa (900), Mesótopos (853), Vatoússa (529) and Chidira (488).

Notable people

  • Terpander (7th century BC) poet and citharode

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
Subdivisions of the municipality of Lesbos
Municipal unit of Agia Paraskevi
Municipal unit of Agiasos
Municipal unit of Eresos-Antissa
Municipal unit of Evergetoulas
  • Asomatos
  • Ippeio
  • Kato Tritos
  • Kerameia
  • Lampou Myloi
  • Mychos
  • Sykounta
Municipal unit of Gera
  • Mesagros
  • Palaiokipos
  • Pappados
  • Perama
  • Plakados
  • Skopelos
Municipal unit of Kalloni
Municipal unit of Loutropoli Thermis
Municipal unit of Mantamados
Municipal unit of Mithymna
  • Argennos
  • Lepetymnos
  • Mithymna
  • Sykaminia
Municipal unit of Mytilene
Municipal unit of Petra
  • Lafionas
  • Petra
  • Skoutaros
  • Stypsi
  • Ypsilometopo
Municipal unit of Plomari
Municipal unit of Polichnitos


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