Aipeia
Aipeia
Αίπεια | |
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Location within the regional unit | |
Aipeia | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′N 21°54′E / 36.850°N 21.900°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Municipality | Messini |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 55.572 km2 (21.456 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,319 |
| • Municipal unit density | 23.73/km2 (61.47/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. The municipal unit has an area of 55.572 km2. 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.