Menidi, Aetolia-Acarnania

Menidi is also an alternative name for Acharnes, a municipality in East Attica, Greece.
Menidi
Μενίδι
Menidi

Coordinates: 39°2.517′N 21°7.069′E / 39.041950°N 21.117817°E / 39.041950; 21.117817Coordinates: 39°2.517′N 21°7.069′E / 39.041950°N 21.117817°E / 39.041950; 21.117817
Country Greece
Administrative region West Greece
Regional unit Aetolia-Acarnania
Municipality Amfilochia
  Municipal unit 107.73 km2 (41.59 sq mi)
Elevation 30 m (100 ft)
Highest elevation 798 m (2,618 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2001)[1]
  Municipal unit 2,037
  Municipal unit density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Community
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 300 16
Area code(s) 26810
Vehicle registration AΙ_
Website www.menidi.gr

Menidi (Greek: Μενίδι) is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amfilochia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is located by the Ambracian Gulf. Its economy is based on tourism and agriculture. It was built in the 1950s under an official government plan to house victims of the Greek Civil War and other families who did not own houses. Today is a popular destination for Greek and foreign tourists.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Menidi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Historical population

Year City population Municipal district population
1981 703 2,347
1991 921 2,404
2001 1,055 2,442
2011 852 2,032

References

  1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

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