Aipeia

Aipeia
Αίπεια
Aipeia

Coordinates: 36°51′N 21°54′E / 36.850°N 21.900°E / 36.850; 21.900Coordinates: 36°51′N 21°54′E / 36.850°N 21.900°E / 36.850; 21.900
Country Greece
Administrative region Peloponnese
Regional unit Messenia
Municipality Messini
  Municipal unit 55.572 km2 (21.456 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit 1,884
  Municipal unit density 34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration ΚΜ

Aipeia (Greek: Αίπεια) is a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Messini, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 55.572 km2.[3] Population 1,884 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Longa. Modern Aipeia is named after a town on the Messenian Gulf mentioned in Homer's Iliad as Αἴπεια.[4]

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. Autenrieth, Georg (1891). "Αἴπεια". A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York: Harper and Brothers. Retrieved 12 March 2012.


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