Gerolimenas

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Gerolimenas Γερολιμένας
Community
Gerolimenas
Coordinates: 36°28′59″N 22°23′56″E / 36.483°N 22.399°E / 36.483; 22.399
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Laconia
Municipality	East Mani
Municipal unit	Oitylo
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	88
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Gerolimenas (Greek: Γερολιμένας) is a picturesque small coastal village and a community in the municipal unit of Oitylo, at the southern end of the Mani Peninsula, in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece.

The name, which means "Old Harbour", is thought to derive from the ancient "Ἱερός Λιμήν" (Hieros Limen), meaning "Sacred Harbor".

One of the remotest settlements in the Peloponnese, until the 1970s it was reached mainly by boat. In the past it was a major fishing center, and featured substantial infrastructure such as a shipyard, ice supplies, and a fish market. Today the main industry is tourism. According to the 2021 census its population was 88 inhabitants (including the village Ochia).^[1]