Eresos-Antissa

Eresos-Antissa Ερεσός-Άντισσα
Municipal unit
Eresos-Antissa Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°10′N 25°56′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	North Aegean
Regional unit	Lesbos
Municipality	West Lesbos
Area
• Municipal unit	290.947 km^2 (112.335 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	4,259
• Municipal unit density	15/km^2 (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

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 B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Περιγραφή Δήμου". Δήμος Δυτικής Λέσβου (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-02-04.
4. "Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010" [Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010] (in Greek). Government Gazette. p. 1164.
5. "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.