Zacharo

Zacharo () is a town and municipality in western Peloponnese, Greece. Administratively, it belongs to the regional unit of Elis in West Greece. Zacharo is situated on the coast of the Gulf of Kyparissia, a part of the Ionian Sea. The mountain Lapithas is to the north, and the Minthi is to the east. Northwest of the town, between mount Lapithas and the sea, is the Kaiafas Lake. Zacharo is 18 km south of Olympia, 28 km southeast of Pyrgos, 65 km northwest of Kalamata and 65 km west of Tripoli. The town is crossed by the Greek National Road 9/E55, that links Patras with Kalama

Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Zacharo
Greek Dimos.name_local: Ζαχάρω
Greek Dimos.type: municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map: 2011 Dimos Zacharos.png
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: Panoramic Ai Lias.jpg
Greek Dimos.periph: West Greece
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Elis
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality: 8654
Greek Dimos.area_municipality: 276.2
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 7404
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 187.0
Greek Dimos.pop_community: 3172
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.elevation: 33
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 270 54
Greek Dimos.area_code: 26250
Greek Dimos.licence: ΗΑ
Greek Dimos.mayor: Konstantinos Mitropoulos

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2468
Area: 27565
Elevation: 5
Image: Panoramic Ai Lias.jpg
Dialing code: 2625

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Commons category: Zacharo
postal code: 270 54
native label: Ζαχάρω

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Municipality
Subdivisions
Zacharo town
Population
History
Economy
People
Gallery
See also
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==Municipality== The municipality Zacharo was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units: Figaleia Zacharo