Aetos, Messenia
Municipal unit in Greece
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Aetos (Greek: Αετός meaning "eagle") is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 94.850 km2.[3] In 2021 its population was 249 for the village and 1,540 for the municipal unit. The seat of the former municipality was in Kopanaki.[4]
Aetos
Αετός | |
|---|---|
Location within the regional unit | |
  Aetos Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 37°17′N 21°49′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Municipality | Trifylia |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 94.85 km2 (36.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,540 |
| • Municipal unit density | 16.2/km2 (42.1/sq mi) |
| • Community | 249 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΜ |
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Aetos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Aetos
- Agrilia Trifylia (Nea Agrilia)
- Artiki
- Glykorrizi
- Kamari
- Kefalovrysi (Kefalovrysi, Tsertsaiika)
- Kryoneri
- Kopanaki (Kopanaki, Agios Dimitrios, Rizochori)
- Monastiri
- Polythea
- Sitochori
