Greece, Zakynthos

Zakynthos is a city in western Greece. It is the capital and main town of the island and prefecture of Zakynthos.

Zakynthos the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 square kilometers and its coastline is roughly 123 kilometers in length. The island is named after Zacynthus, son of a legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus.

Zakynthos has a varied terrain, with fertile plains in the southeastern part and mountainous terrain with steep cliffs along the coasts on the west. Zakynthos town coordinates are: latitude 37.79139/37°47'29 N, longitude: 20.89528/20'53'43 E.

The capital, which has the same name as the prefecture, is the town of Zakynthos; apart from the official name, it is also called Chora (i.e. the Town, a common denomination in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town).

The island was then conquered by the King Arkeisios of Kefalonia. The famous Ulysses (Odysseus in Greek) from Ithaca was the next King to conquer the island.

Population
1900: 42,000
1981: 30,011
1991: 32,556 (island), 13,000 (city)
2001: 38,596

Greece Interstate 35, a road linking Zante and Porto Roma and another road linking Zante and Volimes.