| Petra | |
| Name Local: | Πέτρα |
| Type: | municipal unit |
| Periph: | North Aegean |
| Periphunit: | Lesbos |
| Municipality: | West Lesbos |
| Pop Municunit: | 3029 |
| Pop Community: | 1149 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Area Municunit: | 72.479 |
| Elevation: | 13 |
| Coordinates: | 39.3167°N 37°W |
| Postal Code: | 811 09 |
| Area Code: | 22530 |
| Licence: | MY |
Petra (Greek:, 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.[1]
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 72.479km2,[2] and a population of 3,029 at the 2021 census. Its largest towns are Pétra (the municipal seat), Stýpsi, and Skoutáros. The town of Mithymna is approximately 6km (04miles) north of Petra.
The region has olive groves, and also low forests primarily of pine, but also coppice oaks, cypress, and fruit-bearing trees.
| 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 |