West Lesbos
West Lesbos
Δυτική Λέσβος | |
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| Coordinates: 39°14′N 26°09′E / 39.233°N 26.150°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | North Aegean |
| Regional unit | Lesbos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Taxiarchis Verros (since 2019) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 1,072 km2 (414 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 24,721 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | MY |
| Website | |
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. The seat of the municipality is in Kalloni.
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