Eresos-Antissa

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 municipali unit of the municipality of West Lesvos.[3] 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.[4] Its population was 5,269 at the 2011 census. The seat of the municipality was in Eresos (pop. 1,086). The next largest towns are Antissa (908), Mesótopos (773), Vatoússa (574) and Chidira (472).

Eresos-Antissa Ερεσός-Άντισσα
Eresos-Antissa Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°10′N 25°56′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	North Aegean
Regional unit	Lesbos
Municipality	Lesbos
• Municipal unit	290.947 km^2 (112.335 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	5,269
• Municipal unit density	18/km^2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	811 05
Area code(s)	22530
Vehicle registration	MY

Notable people

• Terpander (7th century BC) poet and citharode

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. "Περιγραφή Δήμου". Δήμος Δυτικής Λέσβου (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-02-04.
4. "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.