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Aipeia

Aipeia
Αίπεια
Aipeia is located in Greece
Aipeia
Aipeia
Coordinates: 36°51′N 21°54′E / 36.850°N 21.900°E / 36.850; 21.900Coordinates: 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
 • Municipal unit 55.572 km2 (21.456 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Municipal unit 1,884
 • Municipal unit density 34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
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 1,884 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Longa. Modern Aipeia is named after a town on the Messenian Gulf mentioned in Homer's Iliad as Αἴπεια.



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