West Lesvos
The Municipality of West Lesvos is a municipality on the island of Lesbos in the North Aegean prefecture in Greece. The municipality was formed according to the relevant decision by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on February 25th, 2019 which divided the pre-existing municipality of Lesbos..[2]
West Lesvos
Δυτική Λέσβος | |
|---|---|
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | North Aegean |
| Regional unit | Lesvos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Taxiarchis Verros |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,065 km2 (411 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 28,564 |
| • Municipality density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | MY |
| Website | |
The municipality encompasses 36 towns and villages in a total area of 1,065 square kilometers.
The economy of the Municipality of West Lesvos is 90% dependent on agriculture and tourism, mainly olive production, stock-farming, fishing, tourism, geothermy and other renewable energy sources.
Molyvos, Eresos, Petra & Vatera are the major tourism hot spots in the summer.
The first mayor is Taxiarchis Verros [3]
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- "Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010" (PDF). Cite has empty unknown parameter:
|ημερομηνία=(help) - "Municipality of West Lesvos | Municipal Elections – May 2019". Ministry of Internal Affairs (Greece). 3 June 2019. p. ypes.gr. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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