Methana
Sign in to saveMethana (, ) 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Μεθάνων
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Αττικής
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 892
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Methana
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Μέθανα
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Methanon.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Attica
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Islands
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Troizinia-Methana
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 1352
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 50.161
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 18
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +581
- Elevation
- +18
- Image
- Methana 2008.jpg
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Subdivisions
- Historical population
- Volcanic activity
- Geography
- History
- Notable people
- See also
- Further reading
- References
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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 1,352 inhabitants at the 2021 census.