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West Mani Δυτική Μάνη
Municipality
West ManiLocation within the region
Coordinates: 36°51′N 22°16′E / 36.850°N 22.267°E / 36.850; 22.267
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Area
• Municipality	402.8 km (155.5 sq mi)
Population
• Municipality	5,875
• Density	15/km (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

West Mani (Greek: Δυτική Μάνη, romanized: Dytiki Mani) is a municipality in the Messenia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Kardamyli. The municipality has an area of 402.809 km.

It comprises the northwestern part of the geographic and historical region of the Mani Peninsula, also known as Messenian Mani (Μεσσηνιακή Μάνη) or Outer Mani (Έξω Μάνη), in juxtaposition with the southeastern part of Mani (Laconian Mani or Inner Mani), which is covered by the municipality of East Mani.

Municipality

The municipality West Mani was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

• Avia
• Lefktro

References

1. "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.
2. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

v t e Administrative division of the Peloponnese Region
Area 15,490 km (5,980 sq mi) Population 577,903 (as of 2011) Municipalities 26 (since 2011) Capital Tripoli
Regional unit of Arcadia	Gortynia Megalopoli North Kynouria South Kynouria Tripoli
Regional unit of Argolis	Argos-Mykines Epidaurus Ermionida Nafplio
Regional unit of Corinthia	Corinth Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi Nemea Sikyona Velo-Vocha Xylokastro-Evrostina
Regional unit of Laconia	East Mani Elafonisos Evrotas Monemvasia Sparta
Regional unit of Messenia	Kalamata Messini Oichalia Pylos-Nestor Trifylia West Mani
Regional governor Panagiotis Nikas [el] (elected 2019) Decentralized Administration Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian

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