Lemnos (regional unit)

Regional unit in Greece
Lemnos
Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Λήμνου
Municipalities of Lemnos and Lesbos
Municipalities of Lemnos and Lesbos
39°55′N 25°10′E / 39.917°N 25.167°E / 39.917; 25.167
CountryGreece
Administrative regionNorth Aegean
SeatMyrina
Area
 • Total520.9 km2 (201.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total16,668
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
814 xx, 815 00

Lemnos (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Λήμνου) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of North Aegean. The regional unit covers the islands of Lemnos, Agios Efstratios and a few smaller, uninhabited islands, in the Aegean Sea.

Administration

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Lemnos was created out of part of the former Lesbos Prefecture. It is subdivided into 2 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[2]

Province

The province of Lemnos (Greek: Επαρχία Λήμνου) was one of the provinces of the Lesbos Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present regional unit.[3] It was abolished in 2006.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. (39 MB) (in Greek and French)
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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
Regional unit of IkariaRegional unit of LemnosRegional unit of LesbosRegional unit of Samos
Regional governor
Kostas Moutzouris [el] (since 2019)
Decentralized Administration
Aegean
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Former provinces of Greece
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