Kopanaki

Kopanaki () is a town in northwestern Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality of Aetos and now it belongs to the municipality of Trifylia. Agriculture, specifically olive farming, is the main economic activity in the village. The community Kopanaki also includes the small villages Agios Dimitrios and Rizochori. Being the geographical and economic center of upper Trifylia, Kopanaki is well known for "pazari" (bazaar) or "agora", that takes place in the central square every Sunday since 1900 and attracts further population. The messenian tradition of baking "gournopoula" (pork) and selling it on the edge of the street started from this location, initially only on Sundays, for the visitors from far away, so they could have a hearty meal and the power to do the return trip. Today in many places of the region lying on main road someone can find (no matter the day) grilled gournopoula.

==Population== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year !! Village population !! Community population |- | 1981 || 1,437 || – |- | 1991 || 1,282 || – |- | 2001 || 1,429 || 1,624 |- | 2011 || 931 || 1,042 |- | 2021 || 836 || 913 |}