East Mani
East Mani
Ανατολική Μάνη | |
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UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Postal code | 230 66 |
| Area code(s) | 27330 |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΚ |
East Mani (
Kotronas).[2] The municipality covers the southeastern part of the Mani region. It is a mountainous and rocky area. Its economy relies on fishing, olive oil and tourism.[citation needed
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History
The town of Kotronas was founded in around 1500 BC. It emerged to become a major port. Kotronas was named by
Koinon of Free Laconians
. Kotronas suffered greatly from pirate raids.
Municipality
The municipality East Mani was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
The municipality has an area of 619.277 km2, the municipal unit 108.879 km2.[3]
Population
The population development of the municipal unit and the larger municipality East Mani are listed below.
| Year | Municipal unit | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,024 | - |
| 2001 | 2,111 | - |
| 2011 | 1,192 | 13,005 |
| 2021 | 1,010 | 12,779 |
See also
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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