Mantamados

Mantamados (Greek: Μανταμάδος/Mantamaðos) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of West Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] It is located at the northeast corner of the island, and has a land area of 122.435 km².^[3] Its population was 2,070 at the 2021 census. The municipal seat was the town of Mantamádos. Its largest other towns are Kápi, Kleió, and Pelópi.

Mantamados Μανταμάδος
Municipal unit
Mantamados Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°16′N 26°20′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	North Aegean
Regional unit	Lesbos
Municipality	West Lesbos
Area
• Municipal unit	122.4 km2 (47.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	2,070
• Municipal unit density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
• Community	988
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	MY

Mantamados is very famous for the monastery of the Archangel Michael of Mantamados, popular among the believers of Greece, on the outskirts of the village. The island is also famous for its cheese (Ladotyri Mytilinis) and for its farms. It was also one of the few places in Greece to have a mayor belonging to the Communist Party of Greece until 2000.

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010" [Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010] (in Greek). Government Gazette. p. 1164.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

External links

Media related to Mantamados at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Greek)