Lemnos (regional unit)

Lemnos Περιφερειακή ενότητα Λήμνου
Regional unit
Municipalities of Lemnos and Lesbos
Lemnos and Lesbos within Greece
Coordinates: GR 39°55′N 25°10′E / 39.917°N 25.167°ECoordinates: GR 39°55′N 25°10′E / 39.917°N 25.167°E
Country	Greece
Region	North Aegean
Capital	Myrina
Area
• Total	520.9 km^2 (201.1 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	17,262
• Density	33/km^2 (86/sq mi)
Postal codes	814 xx, 815 00

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.

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)

Province

The province of Lemnos (Greek: Επαρχία Λήμνου) was one of the provinces of the Lesbos Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present regional unit.^[2] It was abolished in 2006.

References

1. Kallikratis reform law text PDF
2. Detailed census results 1991 PDF (39 MB) (Greek) (French)