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'''Aipeia''' (Αιπεία) is a municipality in [[Messenia]], [[Greece]]. Population 2,574 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in [[Longa]].
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'''Aipeia''' ({{lang-el|Αίπεια}}) is a former [[Communities and Municipalities of Greece|municipality]] in [[Messenia]], [[Peloponnese (region)|Peloponnese]], [[Greece]]. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality [[Messini]], of which it is a municipal unit.<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref> The municipal unit has an area of 55.572&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }}</ref> Population 1,319 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in [[Longa, Messenia|Longa]]. Modern Aipeia is named after [[Aepeia (Messenia)|Aepeia]], a town on the [[Messenian Gulf]] mentioned in [[Homer]]'s ''[[Iliad]]'' as {{lang|grc|Αἴπεια}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Autenrieth|first=Georg|title=Αἴπεια|url=http://nlp.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0073%3Aentry%3D*ai)%2Fpeia|work=A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges|publisher=Harper and Brothers|accessdate=12 March 2012|location=New York|year=1891}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 11:02, 21 March 2024

Aipeia
Αίπεια
Aipeia is located in Greece
Aipeia
Aipeia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 36°51′N 21°54′E / 36.850°N 21.900°E / 36.850; 21.900
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitMessenia
MunicipalityMessini
Area
 • Municipal unit55.572 km2 (21.456 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,319
 • Municipal unit density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΜ

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[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Autenrieth, Georg (1891). "Αἴπεια". A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York: Harper and Brothers. Retrieved 12 March 2012.