Kalloni

Kalloni
Καλλονή
View of the harbour in Skala Kallonis
View of the harbour in Skala Kallonis
Kalloni is located in Greece
Kalloni
Kalloni
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°14′N 26°15′E / 39.233°N 26.250°E / 39.233; 26.250
CountryGreece
Administrative regionNorth Aegean
Regional unitLesbos
MunicipalityWest Lesbos
Area
 • Municipal unit241.9 km2 (93.4 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
7,762
 • Municipal unit density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
 • Community
2,161
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
81107
Area code(s)22530
Vehicle registrationMY
Websitewww.kallonh.gr

Kalloni (Greek: Καλλονή) is a town in the west-central part of the island of Lesbos, Greece. It is the seat of the West Lesbos municipality and the Kalloni municipal unit within it.[2] Prior to 2011 the current municipal unit was a municipality.[3] The name also existed in ancient times, though the conventional transcription of the classical name in English is "Callone".

It has a land area of 241.946 km².[4] At the 2021 census it had a population of 7,762 inhabitants. The municipal seat was the town of Kalloní. The unit's largest other towns are Agra, Parákoila, Dáfia, Fília, Skalochóri, Anemotia, and Kerámi. Kalloni was known as Kalonya during Ottoman rule, when it was a nahiya (township) center in the Molova kaza of the Midilli sanjak. Lesbos became part of the Kingdom of Greece in 1912.[5]

  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. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2015.
  5. ^ "yüzyılda Osmanli Vilayetleri" (pdf) (in Greek).