Eresos-Antissa

Municipal unit in Greece

Eresos-Antissa Ερεσός-Άντισσα
Municipal unit

39°10′N 25°56′E / 39.167°N 25.933°E / 39.167; 25.933
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

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.

Notable people

Terpander (7th century BC) poet and citharode

References

^ "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.