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Kakovatos

Coordinates: 37°27′N 21°39′E / 37.450°N 21.650°E / 37.450; 21.650
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Kakovatos
Κακόβατος
Church of Kakovatos
Church of Kakovatos
Kakovatos is located in Greece
Kakovatos
Kakovatos
Coordinates: 37°27′N 21°39′E / 37.450°N 21.650°E / 37.450; 21.650
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern Greece
Regional unitElis
MunicipalityZacharo
Municipal unitZacharo
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
399
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kakovatos (Greek: Κακόβατος) is a seaside village in Elis, Greece. It is located in the western Peloponnese, approximately in the center of the Gulf of Kyparissia, on the coast of the Ionian Sea. Administratively, it is a part of the municipality of Zacharo.

Located 3 km southwest of Zacharo, it is surrounded by the villages of Schini, Kalidona, Anilio and Neochori. The beach of Kakovatos, and the Gulf of Kyparissia in general, is a spawning area of the Loggerhead sea turtle.

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.