Editing Mytilene (section)

==Geography and climate==
{{wide image|Panorama Mytilini.jpg|900px|align-cap=center|View of the seafront}}

Mytilene is located in the southeastern part of the island, north and east of the Bay of Gera. Its municipal unit has a land area of {{convert|107.46|km2}}<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-21 }}</ref> and a population of 41,379 inhabitants (2021).<ref name=census21/> With a [[population density]] of 390/km<sup>2</sup> it is by far the most densely populated municipal unit in Lesbos. The next largest towns in the municipal unit are Loutrá (pop. 1,339), Pámfila (1,264), and Mória (1,237). The [[Greek National Road 36]] connects Mytilene with [[Kalloni]]. Farmlands surround Mytilene, the mountains cover the west and to the north. The [[Mytilene International Airport|airport]] is located a few kilometres south of town.

=== Municipal units ===
[[File:Mytilini dimos.png|thumb|180px|Map with the borders of the Municipality of Mytilene and main settlements (in red)]]
The municipality, as created in 2019, consists of the following six subdivisions:<ref name=gazette/>
* [[Agiasos]]
* [[Evergetoulas]]
* [[Gera, Lesbos|Gera]]
* [[Loutropoli Thermis]]
* Mytilene
* [[Plomari]]

Each municipal unit is subdivided into municipal communities. The communities of the municipal unit of Mytilene are:
* Afalonas
* [[Agia Marina, Lesbos|Agia Marina]]
* Alyfanta
* Loutra
* Moria
* Mytilene
* Pamfila
* [[Panagiouda]]
* Taxiarches

===Province===
The province of Mytilene ({{langx|el|Επαρχία Μυτιλήνης}}) was one of the [[provinces of Greece|provinces]] of the Lesbos Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal units Mytilene, [[Agiasos]], [[Evergetoulas]], [[Gera, Greece|Gera]], [[Loutropoli Thermis]], [[Mantamados]] and [[Polichnitos]].<ref name=census91>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf |title=Detailed census results 1991 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183824/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00086.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-03 }}&nbsp;{{small|(39&nbsp;MB)}} {{in lang|el|fr}}</ref> It was abolished in 2006.

===Climate===
Mytilene has a hot-summer [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Csa'') with hot, dry summers and cool, rainy winters.{{Weather box
| location = Mytilene
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 20.2
| Feb record high C = 21.3
| Mar record high C = 28.0
| Apr record high C = 31.0
| May record high C = 35.0
| Jun record high C = 40.0
| Jul record high C = 39.5
| Aug record high C = 38.2
| Sep record high C = 36.2
| Oct record high C = 30.8
| Nov record high C = 27.0
| Dec record high C = 22.5
| year record high C = 40.0
| Jan high C = 12.6
| Feb high C = 14.7
| Mar high C = 16.0
| Apr high C = 20.1
| May high C = 25.0
| Jun high C = 28.9
| Jul high C = 31.8
| Aug high C = 32.1
| Sep high C = 27.8
| Oct high C = 22.8
| Nov high C = 18.8
| Dec high C = 13.4
| year high C = 22.0
| Jan mean C = 9.9
| Feb mean C = 11.3
| Mar mean C = 12.2
| Apr mean C = 16.1
| May mean C = 20.2
| Jun mean C = 24.4
| Jul mean C = 27.0
| Aug mean C = 27.0
| Sep mean C = 23.1
| Oct mean C = 19.3
| Nov mean C = 14.9
| Dec mean C = 11.9
| year mean C = 17.6
| Jan low C = 7.2
| Feb low C = 7.9
| Mar low C = 8.4
| Apr low C = 12.1
| May low C = 15.4
| Jun low C = 19.9
| Jul low C = 22.2
| Aug low C = 21.9
| Sep low C = 18.4
| Oct low C = 15.8
| Nov low C = 11.0
| Dec low C = 10.4
| year low C = 14.2
| Jan record low C = -4.4
| Feb record low C = -3.0
| Mar record low C = -1.2
| Apr record low C = 4.0
| May record low C = 8.4
| Jun record low C = 11.0
| Jul record low C = 15.8
| Aug record low C = 16.3
| Sep record low C = 10.9
| Oct record low C = 5.2
| Nov record low C = 1.4
| Dec record low C = -1.4
| year record low C = -4.4
|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 129.9
| Feb precipitation mm = 97.2
| Mar precipitation mm = 75.1
| Apr precipitation mm = 46.8
| May precipitation mm = 21.2
| Jun precipitation mm = 6.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 2.3
| Aug precipitation mm = 4.1
| Sep precipitation mm = 10.7
| Oct precipitation mm = 38.2
| Nov precipitation mm = 93.7
| Dec precipitation mm = 145.4
| year precipitation mm = 670.6
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 9.0
| Feb precipitation days = 8.1
| Mar precipitation days = 6.5
| Apr precipitation days = 4.8
| May precipitation days = 2.7
| Jun precipitation days = 0.8
| Jul precipitation days = 0.4
| Aug precipitation days = 0.4
| Sep precipitation days = 1.3
| Oct precipitation days = 3.3
| Nov precipitation days = 6.8
| Dec precipitation days = 10.0
| year precipitation days = 54.1
| Jan humidity = 71.0
| Feb humidity = 69.8
| Mar humidity = 57.5
| Apr humidity = 63.9
| May humidity = 62.6
| Jun humidity = 57.3
| Jul humidity = 56.0
| Aug humidity = 57.4
| Sep humidity = 59.5
| Oct humidity = 66.1
| Nov humidity = 71.0
| Dec humidity = 72.0
| year humidity = 64.5
| source 1 = [[Hellenic National Meteorological Service]]<ref name="HNMS">{{cite web |url=http://www.hnms.gr/hnms/english/climatology/climatology_region_diagrams_html?dr_city=Mytilini |title=HNMS |access-date=2011-04-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216044718/http://hnms.gr/hnms/english/climatology/climatology_region_diagrams_html?dr_city=Mytilini |archive-date=2010-12-16 }} – Hellenic National Meteorological Service</ref>
| source 2 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>{{cite web
| url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-VI/GR/16667.TXT
| title = MITILINI Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = January 29, 2013}}</ref>
| date = April 2011
| source = https://meteosearch.meteo.gr/data/list-station-files720.cfm
}}