Gera, Greece
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Gera is a former municipality
on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the southeastern part of the island, on the southeast side of the Bay of Gera. It has a land area of 86.35 km² (33.3 sq mi). Its population was 6,985 at the 2001 census. Its municipal seat was the town of Pappádos (pop. 1,510). Its largest towns are Skópelos (1,768), Plakádos, Palaiókipos (1,248), Mesagrós (828), and Pérama (633).
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the southeastern part of the island, on the southeast side of the Bay of Gera. It has a land area of 86.35 km² (33.3 sq mi). Its population was 6,985 at the 2001 census. Its municipal seat was the town of Pappádos (pop. 1,510). Its largest towns are Skópelos (1,768), Plakádos, Palaiókipos (1,248), Mesagrós (828), and Pérama (633).