Methoni, Pieria

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

The Municipal Unit of Methoni consists of the communities of Makrygialos, Methoni, Nea Agathoupoli and Palaio Eleftherochori. The seat of the former municipality of Methoni, which ceased to exist after the 2011 local government reform, was in Makrygialos. The municipal unit has an area of 34.286 km², and the community of Methoni has an area of 10.321 km².

The population of the community of Methoni is 587 people and that of the municipal unit of Methoni is 2,663 people as of 2021.