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Aipeia

Municipal unit in Greece

Aipeia Αίπεια
Municipal unit
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
Area
• Municipal unit	55.572 km² (21.456 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	1,319
• Municipal unit density	24/km² (61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
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 1,319 (2021). 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]

References

^ "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "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.