Aetos, Messenia

Aetos
Αετός
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)
  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. The municipal unit has an area of 94.850 km2. 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.