| Menidi Μενίδι |
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Menidi
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Location within the regional unit
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| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | West Greece |
| Regional unit: | Aetolia-Acarnania |
| Municipality: | Amfilochia |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
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| - Population: | 2,442 |
| - Area: | 107.73 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 23 /km2 (59 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (min-max): | 0 - 798 m (0 - 2618 ft) |
| Postal: | 300 16 |
| Telephone: | 26810 |
| Auto: | AΙ_ |
| Website | |
| www.menidi.gr | |
Menidi (Greek: Μενίδι) is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amfilochia, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] It is located by the Ambracian Gulf. Its economy is based on tourism and agriculture. It was built in the 1950s under an official government plan to house victims of the Greek Civil War and other families who did not own houses. Today is a popular destination for Greek and foreign tourists.
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The municipal unit Menidi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
| Year | City population | Municipal district population |
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| 1981 | 703 | 2,347 |
| 1991 | 921 | 2,404 |
| 2001 | 1,055 | 2,442 |
| 2011 | 845 | 2,037 |
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