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Lemnos (regional unit)

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Country
  
Greece

Capital
  
Myrina

Region
  
North Aegean

Postal codes
  
814 xx, 815 00

Lemnos (regional unit)

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.

Contents

Map of Lemnos, Greece

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):

  • 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. It was abolished in 2006.

    References

    Lemnos (regional unit) Wikipedia