Methoni

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Methoni

Total population

996

Air quality index

49Good

Coordinates40.45°, 22.59°

Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Methoni is a village and a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a municipal unit.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

A

Aryiris Papapetrou

Greek basketball player

Agapius of Vratsa

19th-century bishop of Vratsa

E

Evangelos Polyzos

Greek politician

N

Nikos Koemtzis

N

Nikolaos Katsanos

E

Efthymios Kalevras

Greek sculptor

N

Nikos Akritidis

Greek politician

T

Theodosios, Metropolitan of Polyani

P

Pelagia Kouloukatsi

Greek notary and writer

A

Athanasios Tolios

Greek footballer

M

Maria Kompatsiari

Greek painter (born 1952)

A

Antigone

T

Theodoros Terzopoulos

Greek theatrical director and actor

I

Ioannis Paplomatas

Greek actor

B

Babis Savvidi

G

Giannis Ntoumos

Greek businessperson

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Central Macedonia

• Alonia
  4.4 mi away · pop. 700
• Koukkos
  5.7 mi away · pop. 335
• Kolindros
  6 mi away · pop. 3,629
• Paliampela
  6.3 mi away · pop. 266
• Kastania
  7.2 mi away · pop. 249
• Kleidi
  8.4 mi away · pop. 1,347
• Nea Trapezounta
  8.4 mi away · pop. 553
• Trilofos
  8.6 mi away · pop. 521
• Livadi
  8.7 mi away
• Prasinada
  8.9 mi away · pop. 366
• Kypseli
  9 mi away · pop. 437
• Kydonia
  9.5 mi away

Browse all places in Central Macedonia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

slender yellow woodsorrel

Oxalis dillenii

Seen 2026-05-09

Chamaesyce Rust

Uromyces proeminens

Seen 2026-05-09

Fasciated Conehead Mantid

Empusa fasciata

Seen 2026-05-09

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Seen 2026-05-09

Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

Seen 2026-05-08

Dalmatian Pelican

Pelecanus crispus

Seen 2026-05-08

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Seen 2026-05-08

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus

Seen 2026-05-08

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

Seen 2026-05-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Methoni, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.