West Lesbos

{{Infobox Greek Dimos

|name = West Lesbos

|name_local = Δυτική Λέσβος

|type = municipality

|image_map = Χάρτης Δήμου Δυτικής Λέσβου.svg

|coordinates = {{coord|39|14|N|26|09|E|display=it}}

|periph = North Aegean

|periphunit = Lesbos

|pop_municipality = 24721

|area_municipality = 1072

|population_as_of = 2021

|elevation =

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|licence = MY

|mayor = Taxiarchis Verros[https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9331/ Municipality of West Lesvos, Municipal elections – October 2023], Ministry of Interior

|since = 2019

|website = [https://www.mwlesvos.gr/]

}}

West Lesbos ({{langx|el|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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wFqnM3eAbJzrXdtvSoClrL87TVLbP6RgP3tIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6qSYtMQEkEHLwnFqmgJSA5UkHEKavWyL4FoKqSe4BlOTSpEWYhszF8P8UqWb_zFijOYvZQ9oVzh_eHrjhF2IgFB0wiv-nanwQoPLtSkFjBWO|title=Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010|trans-title=Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010|page=1164|language=el|publisher=Government Gazette}} The seat of the municipality is in Kalloni.

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 {{Cite news|url=https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/municipalities/9331/|title=Municipality of West Lesvos {{!}} Municipal Elections – May 2019|last=|first=|work=Ministry of Internal Affairs (Greece)|date=3 June 2019|page=ypes.gr|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 June 2019|via=}}

Municipal Units

The municipality consists of the following seven subdivisions:

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!Seat

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

Mayors

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!Mayor

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!Start

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Taxiarchis Verros

|Mazi apo tin Archi

|September 1st, 2019

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