Petra Πέτρα
Municipal unit
Petra Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°19′N 26°11′E / 39.317°N 26.183°E / 39.317; 26.183
Country	Greece
Administrative region	North Aegean
Regional unit	Lesbos
Municipality	West Lesbos
Area
• Municipal unit	72.479 km2 (27.984 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	3,029
• Municipal unit density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Community	1,149
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	811 09
Area code(s)	22530
Vehicle registration	MY

Petra (Greek: Πέτρα meaning rock) is 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 northwest of Lesbos and comprises the villages Petra, Skoutaros, Stypsi, Lafionas, Ypsilometopo and the settlements Petri and Anaxos.

Geography

The region combines exceptional natural beauties: olive groves and forests with pines, oak-trees, cypress-trees as well as fruit-bearing trees, traditional stone built mountain villages with running waters and rich vegetation, but also seaside modern summer holiday settlements with sandy beaches and crystal waters. Petra Lesvos is beginning to sprawl behind its broad, sandy beach and seafront square with a core of old stone houses, many with Levantine-style balconies overhanging the streets. Petra takes its name from the giant monolith located some distance inland and capped by the eighteenth-century church of Panagia Glykofiloussa, reached via 114 rock-hewn steps on the northeast side. The town of Mithymna is approx. 6 km to the north. The municipality has a land area of 72.479 km²^[3] and a population of 3,029 at the 2021 census. Its largest towns are Pétra, the municipal seat, Stýpsi, and Skoutáros.

Historical population