Petra, Lesbos

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
Municipal unit
Petra Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°19′N 26°11′E
Country	Greece
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.

A panoramic view of Petra

Historical population

Year	Community population	Municipality population
1981	994	-
1991	915	3,603
2001	1,246	3,749
2011	1,208	3,358
2021	1,149	3,029

See also

• List of settlements in Lesbos