Lemnos (regional unit)
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.
Lemnos Περιφερειακή ενότητα Λήμνου | |
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 Municipalities of Lemnos and Lesbos | |
 Lemnos and Lesbos within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 39°55′N 25°10′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Region | North Aegean |
| Capital | Myrina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 520.9 km2 (201.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 17,262 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal codes | 814 xx, 815 00 |
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):[1]
- Lemnos (3)
- Agios Efstratios (2)
References
- "Kallikratis reform law text" (PDF).
- "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. (39 MB) (in Greek and French)
Administrative division of the Northern Aegean Region | ||
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| Regional unit of Chios |  | |
| Regional unit of Ikaria | ||
| Regional unit of Lemnos | ||
| Regional unit of Lesbos | ||
| Regional unit of Samos | ||
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