Mithymna
Mithymna (Greek pronunciation: [ˈmiθimna]) (Greek: Μήθυμνα, also sometimes spelled Methymna) is a town and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of West Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. Before 1919, its official name was Μόλυβος - Molyvos; that name dates back to the end of the Byzantine Era, but is still in common use today.
Mithymna
Μήθυμνα | |
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Mithymna Location within the regional unit | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′N 26°10′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | North Aegean |
| Regional unit | Lesbos |
| Municipality | West Lesbos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dimitris Vounatsos |
| • Municipal unit | 50.166 km2 (19.369 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,255 |
| • Municipal unit density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 1,570 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 811 08 |
| Area code(s) | 22530 |
| Vehicle registration | MY |
| Website | mithymna.gr |
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