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Lesbos Prefecture () was one of the
prefectures of Greece Until the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures () were the second-level administrative regions of Greece. They are now defunct, and have been approximately replaced by regional units. They are called departments in ISO 3166-2:GR and b ...
. It comprised three main islands:
Lesbos Lesbos or Lesvos ( ) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of , with approximately of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, eighth largest ...
itself,
Lemnos Lemnos ( ) or Limnos ( ) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos (regional unit), Lemnos regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean modern regions of Greece ...
, and the smaller island of Agios Efstratios. Its capital was the town of
Mytilene Mytilene (; ) is the capital city, capital of the Greece, Greek island of Lesbos, and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean. It was fo ...
, on Lesbos. In 2011 the prefecture was abolished and the territory was divided between the regional units of
Lesbos Lesbos or Lesvos ( ) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of , with approximately of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, eighth largest ...
and
Lemnos Lemnos ( ) or Limnos ( ) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos (regional unit), Lemnos regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean modern regions of Greece ...
.


Places

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Mytilene Mytilene (; ) is the capital city, capital of the Greece, Greek island of Lesbos, and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean. It was fo ...
, the capital city of the island and the prefecture itself. * Kalloni, the central town of the island of Lesbos. *
Agia Paraskevi Agia Paraskevi (, ''Agía Paraskeví'') is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the North Athens regional unit. Agia Paraskevi was named after the main church of the town, which ...
, 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 Lemnos ( ) or Limnos ( ) is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Lemnos (regional unit), Lemnos regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean modern regions of Greece ...
– Myrina * Province of Mithymna – Mithymna * Province of
Mytilene Mytilene (; ) is the capital city, capital of the Greece, Greek island of Lesbos, and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean. It was fo ...
– Mytilene * Province of Plomari – Plomari ''Note:'' Provinces no longer hold any legal status in
Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
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Municipalities and communities


See also

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Aeolic Greek In linguistics, Aeolic Greek (), also known as Aeolian (), Lesbian or Lesbic dialect, is the set of dialects of Ancient Greek spoken mainly in Boeotia; in Thessaly; in the Aegean island of Lesbos; and in the Greek colonies of Aeolis in Anat ...
* List of settlements in Lesbos *
List of settlements in the Lemnos regional unit This is a list of settlements in Lemnos (regional unit), Lemnos regional unit in Greece: * Agios Dimitrios, Lemnos, Agios Dimitrios * Agios Efstratios * Agkaryones * Atsiki * Dafni, Lemnos, Dafni * Fisini * Kalliopi, Greece, Kalliopi * Kallithea, ...


External links

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Prefecture of Lesvos (Hellenic Ministry of Culture)
{{Coord, 39, 10, N, 26, 20, E, display=title Prefectures of Greece Geography of the North Aegean History of Lesbos History of Lemnos 1915 establishments in Greece States and territories established in 1915 2010 disestablishments in Greece States and territories disestablished in 2010