| Lesbos Prefecture Νομός Λέσβου |
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| Country: |  Greece |
| Capital: | Mytilene |
| Periphery: | North Aegean |
| Population: | 110,220 (2005)Ranked 32nd |
| Area: | 2,154 km² (832 sq.mi.) Ranked 31st |
| Density: | 51 /km² (133 /sq.mi.) |
| Number of municipalities: | 17 |
| Number of communities: | 1 |
| Postal codes: | 81x xx |
| Area codes: | 225x0 |
| Licence plate code: | ΜΗ(Lemnos), ΜΥ(Lesbos) |
| ISO 3166-2 code: | GR-83 |
Lesbos is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the archipelagic Periphery of the North Aegean. It borders the prefectures of Evros in the north and Chios in the south. East lies Turkey's west coast (Ayvalık and Çanakkale coasts), while west lies the central Aegean Sea. It consists of three main islands: Lesbos itself, Limnos, and the smaller island of Agios Efstratios.
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Transport
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Places
- Mytilene, the capital city of the island and the prefecture itself.
- Kalloni, the central town of the island of Lesbos.
- Agia Paraskevi, on the island of Lesbos.
- Eressos, on the island of Lesbos.
- Myrina, capital town of the island of Limnos.
- Agios Efstratios, on the homonymous isle.
Provinces
- Province of Lemnos - Myrina
- Province of Mithymna - Mithymna
- Province of Mytilene - Mytilene
- Province of Plomari - Plomari
Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.
Municipalities and communities
| Municipality | YPES code | Seat (if different) | Postal code | Area code |
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| Agia Paraskevi | 3501 | 811 02 | 22520-3 | |
| Agiasos | 3502 | 811 01 | 22520-2 | |
| Atsiki | 3504 | 814 01 | 22530 | |
| Eresos-Antissa | 3506 | Eresos | 814 01 | 22530-8 |
| Evergetoulas | 3507 | Sykounta | 811 05 | 22520-9 |
| Gera | 3505 | Pappados | 811 06 | 22510-8 |
| Kalloni | 3508 | 811 07 | 22530-2 | |
| Loutropoli Thermis | 3509 | Thermi | 811 00 | 22510-7 |
| Mantamados | 3510 | 811 04 | 22530-6 | |
| Mithymna | 3511 | 811 07 811 08 |
2220-7 | |
| Moudros | 3512 | 814 01 | 22520-7 | |
| Myrina | 3513 | 814 00 | 22540-2 | |
| Mytilene | 3514 | 811 00 | 22510-2 through 7 | |
| Nea Koutali | 3515 | Kontias | 814 00 | 22540-5 |
| Petra | 3516 | 811 09 | 22530 | |
| Plomari | 3517 | 812 00 | 22530-3 | |
| Polichnitos | 3518 | 813 00 | 22520-4 | |
| Community | YPES code | Seat (if different) | Postal code | Area code |
| Agios Efstratios | 3503 | 815 00 | 22540-9 |
See also: List of settlements in the Lesbos prefecture
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