Back ሚሪና (ሌምኖስ) Amharic ميرينا Arabic ميرينا ARZ Mýrina (kapital sa munisipyo) CEB Mirina Danish Μύρινα Greek Mirina (Lemnos) Spanish Mýrina (Límnos) Finnish Myrina (Lemnos) French Mirina (città) Italian
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Myrina
Μύρινα | |
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.jpg) View of the promenade with the fortress | |
  Myrina Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′N 25°04′E / 39.883°N 25.067°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | North Aegean |
| Regional unit | Lemnos |
| Municipality | Lemnos |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 82.0 km2 (31.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 8,518 |
| • Municipal unit density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| • Community | 6,190 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | MH |
Myrina (Greek: Μύρινα) (Also known as Kastro) is a former municipality on the island of Lemnos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lemnos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It covers the west coast of the island, and has a land area of 82.049 square kilometres (31.679 sq mi),[3] about 17.2% of the island's area. Its municipal seat was the town of Mýrina, located in the middle of the island's west coast. The town is also the capital of Lemnos, as well as the seat of the Metropolitan (Greek Orthodox bishop) of Lemnos. In addition to the town of Myrina, the municipal unit includes the communities of Káspakas, Platý, Thános, and Kornós. The 2021 census recorded 6,190 residents in the town and 8,518 residents in the municipal unit.[1]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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.