Place:Methana, Peiraios, Attikis, Greece

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NameMethana
TypeCity or town
Located inPeiraios, Attikis, Greece


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Methana is a town and a former municipality on the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Troizinia-Methana, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 50.161 km2.

Methana is situated on a volcanic (the Methana Volcano) peninsula, attached to the Peloponnese. Administratively, it belongs to the Attica region. The town (pop. 892 in 2011) is located north of the road connecting to the rest of the Peloponnese and Galatas. The highest point is (Helona Mountain). The municipal unit has a land area of and a population of 1,657 inhabitants at the 2011 census. The largest settlements besides the town of Methana are Vathý (pop. 129), Megalochóri (115), Kounoupítsa (75), Kypséli (47), Ágioi Theódoroi (45), and Dritsaíika (205)

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Historical population

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Year Community population Municipal unit population
1981 1,035 -
1991 1,054 2,056
2001 1,148 2,057
2011 1,097 1,657

Half of the entire peninsula's population lives in Methana town.

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