Aipeia
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 Aepeia, a town on the Messenian Gulf mentioned in Homer's Iliad as Αἴπεια.[4]
Aipeia Αίπεια | |
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  Aipeia Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′N 21°54′E | |
| 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 | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΜ |
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- Autenrieth, Georg (1891). "Αἴπεια". A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York: Harper and Brothers. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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