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Aetos, Messenia

Coordinates: 37°17′N 21°49′E / 37.283°N 21.817°E / 37.283; 21.817
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Aetos
Αετός
Aetos is located in Greece
Aetos
Aetos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°17′N 21°49′E / 37.283°N 21.817°E / 37.283; 21.817
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitMessenia
MunicipalityTrifylia
Area
 • Municipal unit94.85 km2 (36.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,540
 • Municipal unit density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
 • Community
249
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΜ

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

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The municipal unit Aetos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  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.
  4. ^ "Aetos Messinia | Greece.com". www.greece.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
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