| West Lesbos | |
| Name Local: | Δυτική Λέσβος |
| Type: | municipality |
| Coordinates: | 39.2333°N 35°W |
| Pop Municipality: | 24721 |
| Area Municipality: | 1072 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Licence: | MY |
| Mayor: | Taxiarchis Verros[1] |
| Since: | 2019 |
| Website: | https://www.mwlesvos.gr/ |
West Lesbos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δυτική Λέσβος|Dytiki Lesvos), sometimes also referred to as West Lesvos, is a municipality on the island of Lesbos in the North Aegean region in Greece. The municipality was formed from a decision by the Ministry of the Interior, published on 9 March 2019, which divided the pre-existing municipality of Lesbos.[2] The seat of the municipality is in Kalloni.[2]
The municipality encompasses 36 towns and villages in a total area of 1,072 square kilometers.
The economy of the Municipality of West Lesbos is 90% dependent on agriculture and tourism, mainly olive production, stock-farming, fishing, tourism, geothermy and other renewable energy sources.
Molyvos, Eresos (as well as its sister beach Skala Eresou), Petra & Vatera are the major tourism hot spots in the summer.
The municipality's first mayor, who currently still serves in the position, is Taxiarchis Verros [3]
The municipality consists of the following seven subdivisions:[2]
| Municipal Unit of Agia Paraskevi | Agia Paraskevi | |
| Municipal Unit of Eresos-Antissa | Eresos | |
| Municipal Unit of Kalloni | Kalloni | |
| Municipal Unit of Mantamados | Mantamados | |
| Municipal Unit of Mithymna | Mithymna | |
| Municipal Unit of Petra | Petra | |
| Municipal Unit of Polichnitos | Polichnitos |
| Taxiarchis Verros | Mazi apo tin Archi | September 1st, 2019 |