Vamvakou
Vamvakou is a village in Laconia in the Peloponnese, Greece. As of 2021, it had a population of 82. It is notable as the birthplace of the parents of Stavros Niarchos and Ioannis Coumantaros who founded two of Greece's most powerful shipping dynasties.
- Village with 70 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 920 metres (3,020 feet)
- …is also known as “Vamvaku”
- Description: village in Laconia, Greece
- Postal code: 23067
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Vamvakou
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Latitude
37.24395° or 37° 14′ 38″ north
Longitude
22.5513° or 22° 33′ 5″ east
Open location code
8G946HV2+HG
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Russian—“Vamvakou” goes by many names.
VamvakuAlbanian
Vamvakou, LaconiaDutch
ΒαμβακούGreek
Βαμβακού ΛακωνίαςGreek
ВамвакуRussian
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