Finikounda

Local community Finikounda
Τοπική Κοινότητα Φοινικούντος (Φοινικούντα)

Basic data

Greece

Methoni

Geographic coordinates

36 ° 48 ′ N , 21 ° 48 ′ E Coordinates: 36 ° 48 ′ N , 21 ° 48 ′ E

Height above d. M.

20 m
(average)

surface

20.551 km²

Residents

677 (2011)

Population density

32.94 inhabitants / km²

LAU-1 code no.

44050306

Local division

5 settlements,
2 uninhabited islands

View across the bay to Finikounda

Finikounda ( Greek Φοινικούντα ( f. Sg. ), Also Finikounta, Foinikounta, older also Finikous Φοινικούς ( m. Sg. )) Is a Greek port and seaside resort in Messenia . Together with some surrounding settlements, it forms a local community in the municipality of Methoni in the municipality of Pylos-Nestoras . Under the old name Paralia Lachanadas Παραλία Λαχανάδας, the place was recognized as a rural community (kinotita) in 1929 and renamed in 1930. In 1997 it was incorporated into Methoni, and in 2011 Finikounda merged with Methoni in the new municipality of Pylos-Nestor. In 2011 there were 592 inhabitants in the village itself. Since the beginning of the 21st century and with the completion of the Methoni- Koroni coastal road , Finikounda has developed into a tourist destination. Numerous resorts, hotels and holiday homes as well as bars, restaurants and shopping centers emerged.

geography

Finikounda is located at the southwestern end of the Peloponnese , roughly halfway between Methoni and Koroni.

Finikounda includes the villages of Anemomylos, Lachanada, Chrizokambos and Loutsa, the uninhabited island of Agia Marina and the irregularly inhabited island of Schiza, about five kilometers from the coast .