Aetos, Messenia

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 2011 its population was 360 for the village and 1,915 for the municipal unit. The seat of the former municipality was in Kopanaki.

For the town in northern Greece, see Aetos, Florina.
Aetos

Αετός
Aetos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°17′N 21°49′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitMessenia
MunicipalityTrifylia
 • Municipal unit94.85 km2 (36.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,915
 • Municipal unit density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Community
 • Population360 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΜ

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
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  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.


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