West Mani

West Mani Δυτική Μάνη
Dytiki Mani municipality
West Mani
Location within the region
Coordinates: 36°51′N 22°16′E / 36.850°N 22.267°E / 36.850; 22.267Coordinates: 36°51′N 22°16′E / 36.850°N 22.267°E / 36.850; 22.267
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Area
• Municipality	402.8 km2 (155.5 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipality	6,945
• Municipality density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

West Mani (Greek: Δυτική Μάνη - Dytiki Mani) is a municipality in the Messenia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Kardamyli.^[2] The municipality has an area of 402.809 km².^[3] It comprises the western part of the Mani Peninsula. The eastern part of Mani is covered by the municipality East Mani, in Laconia.

Municipality

The municipality West Mani was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[2]

• Avia
• Lefktro

References

1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 
2. 1 2 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. 

Administrative division of the Peloponnese Region
Area 15,490 km2 (5,980 sq mi) Population 577,903 (as of 2011) Municipalities 26 (since 2011) Capital Tripoli
Regional unit of Arcadia	Gortynia Megalopoli North Kynouria South Kynouria Tripoli
Regional unit of Argolis	Argos-Mykines Epidaurus Ermionida Nafplio
Regional unit of Corinthia	Corinth Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi Nemea Sikyona Velo-Vocha Xylokastro-Evrostina
Regional unit of Laconia	East Mani Elafonisos Evrotas Monemvasia Sparta
Regional unit of Messenia	Kalamata Messini Oichalia Pylos-Nestor Trifylia West Mani
Regional governor Petros Tatoulis (reelected 2014) Decentralized Administration Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian