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Mytilene
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''This city is not to be confused with a village in the island of
Samos Island Samos named
Mytilinii''
{{Infobox Town GR
|name = Mytilene
|name_local = Μυτιλήνη
|image_coa =
|image_map = GreeceLesbos.png
|periph =
North Aegean
|prefec =
Lesbos Prefecture Lesbos
|province =
|population = 36,196
|population_as_of = 2001
|population_ref = [http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1100_SAP_1_monimos2001.htm source]
|pop_dens = 337
|area = 107.5
|elevation = 8
|lat_deg = 39
|lat_min = 6
|lat_hem = N
|lon_deg = 26
|lon_min = 33
|lon_hem = E
|postal_code = 811 00
|area_code = 22510
|licence = MY
|mayor =
|website = [http://www.mytilini.gr www.mytilini.gr]
}}
'''Mytilene''' (
Greek language Greek: Μυτιλήνη - ''Mytilíni'',
Turkish language Turkish: Midilli), also '''Mytilini''' is the
capital city of
Lesbos Island Lesbos, a Greek
island in the
Aegean Sea, and the
Lesbos Prefecture as well. It has a population of 32,000. Mytilene is linked with a highway numbered (
Greece Interstate 67 GR-67) linking to
Skala Eressou on the other side of the island of Lesbos. Farmlands surround Mytilini, the mountains cover the west and to the north. The airport is located a few kilometres south on the small highway.
Mytilini has a beautiful port with ferries to the nearby islands of
Lemnos and
Chios and some other islands especially trading but serves none to the Turkish side except for trade. The port also serves to the mainland cities of
Piraeus and
Athens and
Thessaloniki. The boat named during the 2001
IAAF games in
Edmonton is named after
Kostas Kenteris, the ''
Kenteris (ferry boat) Kenteris'' serves to this city (his hometown) with 5-hour routes from Athens and Thessaloniki. The nearest port on the Greek mainland is Piraeus.
The
2000 Summer Olympics 2000 Olympic champion in the 200-meter run,
Konstantinos Kenteris, is a native of the city.
Historical population
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Year !! Communal population !! Change !! Municipal population !! Change
|-
|
1981 || 24,991 || - || - || -
|-
|
1991 || 23,971 || -1,020/-4.08% || 33,157 || - ||
|-
|
2001 || 27,247 || +3,276/+13,7% || - || - ||
|}
Sporting teams
*
Aeolikos - third division
Other
Mytilene has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, churches, a post office, beaches, a hospital and a few squares (''
plateia plateies''). The nearest university by boat is in Athens and Thessaloniki.
External links
*http://www.mytilini.gr
*'''Map and aerial photos''':
**Street map: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=26.323833&longitude=39.061&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest], [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=26.320833&lons1=39.061&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=39.061,26.327833 Google]
**Satellite images: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.001,26.557833&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] - image not yet available
*Coordinates: {{coor dms|39|6|14|N|26|32|00|E|region:GR}}
See also
*
Communities of the Lesbos prefecture
{{Lesbos prefecture}}
Category:Cities and towns in GreeceCategory:Greek prefectural capitalsCategory:Coastal citiesCategory:North Aegean
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