Mantamados ( el, Μανταμάδος/Mantamaðos) is a town and a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
on the island of
Lesbos
Lesbos or Lesvos ( el, Λέσβος, Lésvos ) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of with approximately of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece. It is separated from Asia Minor by the nar ...
,
North Aegean
The North Aegean Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Βορείου Αιγαίου, translit=Periféria Voríou Eyéou, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, and the smallest of the thirteen by population. It comprises the isla ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of
West Lesbos
West Lesbos ( el, Δυτική Λέσβος, Dytiki Lesvos), sometimes also referred to as West Lesvos, is a municipality on the island of Lesbos in the North Aegean region in Greece. The municipality was formed from a decision by the Ministry of ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
It is located at the northeast corner of the island, and has a land area of 122.435 km².
Its population was 2,447 at the 2011 census. The municipal seat was the town of Mantamádos (pop. 941). Its largest other towns are Kápi (544), Kleió (356), and Pelópi (351).
Mantamados is very famous for the monastery of the
Archangel Michael
Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...
of
Mantamados, popular among the believers of Greece, on the outskirts of the village. The island is also famous for its cheese (
Ladotyri Mytilinis Ladotyri Mytilinis (Greek: Λαδοτύρι Μυτιλήνης) is a traditionally prepared Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) cheese from Greece, preserved in extra virgin olive oil.
It is made on the island of Lesbos in the Northern Aegea ...
) and for its farms. It was also one of the few places in Greece to have a mayor belonging to the
Communist Party of Greece until 2000.
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Populated places in Lesbos
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