West Mani (Greek: Δυτική Μάνη, romanized: Dytiki Mani) is a municipality in the Messenia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Kardamyli.[2] The municipality has an area of 402.809 km2.[3]
West Mani
Δυτική Μάνη | |
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  West Mani Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′N 22°16′E / 36.850°N 22.267°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 402.8 km2 (155.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 5,875 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
It comprises the northwestern part of the geographic and historical region of the Mani Peninsula, also known as Messenian Mani (Μεσσηνιακή Μάνη) or Outer Mani (Έξω Μάνη), in juxtaposition with the southeastern part of Mani (Laconian Mani or Inner Mani), which is covered by the municipality of East Mani.
Municipality
editThe municipality West Mani was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
References
edit- ^ "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 "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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