Troizinia-Methana

Troizinia-Methana
Τροιζηνία-Μέθανα
Troizinia-Methana is located in Greece
Troizinia-Methana
Troizinia-Methana
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°30′N 23°22′E / 37.500°N 23.367°E / 37.500; 23.367
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitIslands
Government
 • MayorAnastasios Mougios[1] (since 2023)
Area
 • Municipality240.86 km2 (93.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality6,020
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Troizinia-Methana (Greek: Τροιζηνία-Μέθανα) is a municipality in the Islands regional unit, Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Galatas.[3]

The municipality was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the two former municipalities Methana and Troizina, that became municipal units.[3] Initially named Troizinia, in January 2014 the municipality was renamed Troizinia-Methana.[4] The municipality has an area of 240.858 km2.[5]

  1. ^ Municipality of Trizina – Methana, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ Προεδρικό διάταγμα 14/2014 [Presidential Decree 14/2014] (PDF). Government Gazette (in Greek). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.