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Methoni

Μεθώνη
Methoni Μεθώνη
Municipal unit
	Methoni Location within the regional unit
	Coordinates: 40°26′N 22°35′E / 40.433°N 22.583°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pieria
Municipality	Pydna-Kolindros
Area
• Municipal unit	34.286 km2 (13.238 sq mi)
• Community	10.321 km2 (3.985 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Municipal unit	2,663
• Municipal unit density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
• Community	587
• Community density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	KN

Methoni (Greek: Μεθώνη Πιερίας) is a village and a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2]

Geography

Administrative division

The municipal unit of Methoni consists of the communities of Makrygialos, Methoni, Nea Agathoupoli and Palaio Eleftherochori.^[2] The seat of the former municipality of Methoni, that ceased to exist after the 2011 local government reform was in Makrygialos.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 34.286 km², the community 10.321 km².^[3]

Population

The population of the community of Methoni is 587 people and that of the municipal unit of Methoni is 2,663 people as of 2021.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.

Kelly, Gavin (2004), "Ammianus and the Great Tsunami" (PDF), The Journal of Roman Studies, 94: 141–167, doi:10.2307/4135013, hdl:20.500.11820/635a4807-14c9-4044-9caa-8f8e3005cb24, JSTOR 4135013

External links

[census21-1] "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.

[Kallikratis-2] "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

[stat01-3] "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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