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Mytilene

Southern Europe

Mytilene is the capital of the Greek island of Lesbos and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean. It was founded in the 11th century BC. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
31,714 1
Area (sq km)
107.46 1
Founding Year
1100 BCE to 1001 BCE 2
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
8 1
Latitude
39.1047 degrees north 1
Longitude
26.5536 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
Sources
1. Mytilene (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 31,714 (2021)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 39.1047, longitude 26.5536
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 8 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 107.46 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 31714 (2021)
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2. Mytilene (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    It was founded in the 11th century BC. Mytilene is one of the two municipalities on the island of Lesbos, created in 2019; the other is West Lesbos.
  • Lead
    It was founded in the 11th century BC.
  • Lead section, founding statement
    It was founded in the 11th century BC.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Mytilene - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 256866
    39.10772 26.55529 P PPLA GR ESYE41 51 9261 28322 14 Europe/Athens
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 14 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.25, 26.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 39.25, 26.75
39.25 26.75 Csa
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