Petalidi () is a village and a former

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in Messenia,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Messini, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 104.970 km². Petalidi is situated on the western shore of the Messenian Gulf, 14 km southwest of Messini, 20 km southwest of Kalamata and 25 km east of

Pylos Pylos (, ; ), historically also known as Navarino, is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of ...

. The road Greek National Road 82 (Pylos – Kalamata) passes through the north of the municipal unit. Its population is 1,203 inhabitants, while the municipal unit has 2,555 residents (2021). Petalidi is a touristic place in

Messinia Messenia or Messinia ( ; ) is a regional units of Greece, regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese Administrative regions of Greece, region, in Greece. Until the implementatio ...

, visited mostly in summer months. Landmarks of the village are: The central square with the Church of Agios Nikolaos, the seafront, the lighthouse, the park on the port, the fount of Liar (η βρύση του ψεύτη in Greek) and the football field beside the sea.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Petalidi is subdivided into the following communities (2021 population in brackets): * Achladochori (pop: 240) * Daras (pop: 224) * Drosia (pop: 79) * Kalochori (pop: 98) * Karpofora (pop: 139) * Kastania (pop: 20) * Kokkino (pop: 56) * Lykissa (pop: 50) * Mathia (pop: 52) * Neromylos (pop: 231) * Paniperi (pop: 163) *Petalidi (pop: 1,203)

Subdivisions

Historical population

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