Finikounda
Sign in to saveFoinikounta (, before 1930: Ταβέρνα - Taverna), also known transliterated as Finikounda, Finikounta, or Finikous, is a seaside village and a community in the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, Messenia, Greece. It is situated in the southwestern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula, 9 km east of Methoni and 37 km southwest of Kalamata. It is most notable for its beautiful beaches which attract mostly Greek and other European visitors during the summer months. The community consists of the main village Foinikounta, the small villages Anemomylos, Chounakia, Grizokampos and Loutsa, and the islan
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- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Μεθώνης
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
- Country
- Ελλάς
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- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +592
- Elevation
- +5
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- Peloponnese
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Foinikounta (, before 1930: Ταβέρνα - Taverna), also known transliterated as Finikounda, Finikounta, or Finikous, is a seaside village and a community in the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, Messenia, Greece. It is situated in the southwestern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula, 9 km east of Methoni and 37 km southwest of Kalamata. It is most notable for its beautiful beaches which attract mostly Greek and other European visitors during the summer months. The community consists of the main village Foinikounta, the small villages Anemomylos, Chounakia, Grizokampos and Loutsa, and the island of Schiza.
==Population== {| class=wikitable ! Year !! Village !! Community |- | 1981 || 519 || - |- | 1991 || 588 || - |- | 2001 || 559 || 626 |- | 2011 || 592 || 677 |- | 2021 || 500 || 573 |}