| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Prefecture: | Lesbos prefecture |
| Province: | Mytilene (capital) |
| Seat: | Mytilini |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: | 39.001/37°6'8" N lat. 26.557833/24°33'29" E long |
| Population: (1991) - Total - Density - Rank | /km˛ |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: | Aegean Sea 8 m (centre) western part |
| Number of towns, villages and settlements: | - |
| Postal code: | 811 00 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-(00)30-22510-2 |
| Municipal code: | - |
| Car designation: | MY |
| 3-letter abbreviation: | MYT (Mytilene) |
| Name of inhabitants: | Mytilenean sing. s pl. |
| Address of administration: | 13-17 Eleftheriou Venizelou St. Mytilini 811 00 |
| Website: | www.mytilini.gr |
Mytilene (Greek: Μυτιλήνη - Mytilíni), also Mitilini is the Capital City of Lesbos, a Greek Island in the Aegean Sea. It has a population of 32,000. Mytilene is linked with a highway numbered (GR-67) linking to Skala Erissou on the other side of the island of Lesvos. 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 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 Olympic champion in the 200-meter run, Konstantinos Kenteris, is a native of the city.
| Year \ | Communal population \ | Change \ | Municipal population \ | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 24,991 | - | - | - | |
| 1991 | 23,971 | -1,020/-4.08% | 33,157 | - |
| Divisions of the Lesbos prefecture |
| Municipalities of the Lesbos prefecture |
| Agia Paraskevi | Agiassos | Atsiki | Eresos-Antissi | Evergetoulas | Gera | Kalloni | Loutropolis Thermis | Mantamados | Mithymna | Moundros | Myrina | Mytilene | Nea Koutali | Petra | Plomari | Polychnos |
| (Self-admininstered) Communities of the Lesbos prefecture |
| 2/4 listed here Agios Efstratios |
| Provinces of the Lesbos prefecture |
| 1/4 listed here Lemnos or Limnos |