Megalochori (Methana)

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Local community Megalochori
Τοπική Κοινότητα Μεγαλοχωρίου
(Μεγαλοχώρι)
Megalochori (Methana) (Greece)
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Basic data
Country GreeceGreece Greece
region Attica
Regional district Islands
local community Trizinia-Methana
Parish Methana
Geographic coordinates 37 ° 36 '  N , 23 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 36 '  N , 23 ° 21'  E
Height above d. M. 55  m below sea level
(village)
surface 16.006 km²
Residents 290 (2011)
Population density 18.00 km²
LAU-1 code no. 52080204
Local division 4th
Post Code 180 30
Telephone code 022980
Megalochori on Methana
Megalochori on Methana

Megalochori ( Greek Μεγαλοχώρι ( n. Sg. ); Dt. 'Large village') is a village on the Attic peninsula of Methana . Together with three other small settlements, it forms a local community of the same name.

Below the village is the acropolis of ancient Methana, which was also described by Pausanias . The village used to have the Albanian name Katoundi Imath, which also means 'big village'.

Residents

year Residents
1981 437
1991 226

Individual evidence

  1. Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)