Petra (Greek: Πέτρα, meaning 'rock') is a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform, it is a municipal unit of the municipality of West Lesbos.[2]
Petra
Πέτρα | |
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Coordinates: 39°19′N 26°11′E / 39.317°N 26.183°E | |
Land | Griechenland |
Administrative region | North Aegean |
Regional unit | Lesbos |
Municipality | West Lesbos |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 72.479 km2 (27.984 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 3,029 |
• Municipal unit density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
• Community | 1,149 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 811 09 |
Area code(s) | 22530 |
Vehicle registration | MY |
Petra is in northwestern Lesbos and comprises the villages Petra, Skoutaros, Stypsi, Lafionas, and Ypsilometopo, and the settlements Petri and Anaxos. The municipality has a land area of 72.479 square kilometres (27.984 sq mi),[3] and a population of 3,029 at the 2021 census.[full citation needed] Its largest towns are Pétra (the municipal seat), Stýpsi, and Skoutáros. The town of Mithymna is approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Petra.
The region has olive groves, and also low forests primarily of pine, but also coppice oaks, cypress, and fruit-bearing trees.
Historical population
editYear | Community population | Municipality population |
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1981 | 994 | - |
1991 | 915 | 3,603 |
2001 | 1,246 | 3,749 |
2011 | 1,208 | 3,358 |
2021 | 1,149 | 3,029 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010" [Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010] (in Greek). Government Gazette. p. 1164.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.