Aipeia

For other places with the same name, see Aipeia (disambiguation).

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.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 55.572 km².^[3] Population 1,319 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Longa. Modern Aipeia is named after Aepeia, a town on the Messenian Gulf mentioned in Homer's Iliad as Αἴπεια.^[4]

Aipeia Αίπεια
Municipal unit
Aipeia Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 36°51′N 21°54′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Municipality	Messini
Area
• Municipal unit	55.572 km2 (21.456 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	1,319
• Municipal unit density	24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΜ