Back ميثوني (ميسينيا) Arabic ميثونى ARZ Метони (Месения) Bulgarian Modó Catalan Methóni (lungsod sa Gresya, Peloponnese) CEB Methoni (Messénie) Czech Methoni (Messenien) German Μεθώνη Μεσσηνίας Greek Modona Spanish مثونی، مسینیا Persian
Methoni
Μεθώνη | |
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  Methoni Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 36°49′18″N 21°42′25″E / 36.82167°N 21.70694°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Municipality | Pylos-Nestor |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 97.202 km2 (37.530 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,157 |
| • Municipal unit density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| • Community | 1,029 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Methoni (Greek: Μεθώνη), formerly Methone or Modon (Venetian: Modon), is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 97.202 km2.[3] Its name may be derived from Mothona, a mythical rock. It is located 11 km south of Pylos and 11 km west of Foinikounta. The municipal unit of Methoni includes the nearby villages of Grizokampos, Finikouda, Foiniki, Lachanada, Varakes, Kainourgio Chorio, Kamaria, Evangelismos, and the Oinnoussai Islands. The islands are Sapientza, Schiza, and Santa Marina; they form a natural protection for Methoni harbour.
Its economy is dominated by tourism, attracted by its beaches (including Tapia, Kokkinia and Kritika) and its historical castle.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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