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Menidi, Aetolia-Acarnania

Menidi
Μενίδι
Menidi Airview.jpg
Menidi is located in Greece
Menidi
Menidi
Coordinates: 39°2.517′N 21°7.069′E / 39.041950°N 21.117817°E / 39.041950; 21.117817Coordinates: 39°2.517′N 21°7.069′E / 39.041950°N 21.117817°E / 39.041950; 21.117817
Country Greece
Administrative region West Greece
Regional unit Aetolia-Acarnania
Municipality Amfilochia
 • Municipal unit 107.73 km2 (41.59 sq mi)
Elevation 30 m (100 ft)
Highest elevation 798 m (2,618 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Municipal unit 2,032
 • Municipal unit density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Community
 • Population 1,333 (2011)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 300 16
Area code(s) 26810
Vehicle registration 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. The municipal unit has an area of 107.730 km2. 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.

The municipal unit Menidi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):


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