Aetos, Messenia

Municipal unit in Greece

Aetos Αετός
Municipal unit
37°17′N 21°49′E / 37.283°N 21.817°E / 37.283; 21.817
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/km² (42/sq mi)
• Community	249
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΜ

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]

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

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.
^ "Aetos Messinia | Greece.com". www.greece.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.