๐ฌ๐ท Zakynthos or Zante, is a city and a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the capital of the island of Zakynthos. Apart from the official name Zakynthos, it is also called Chora, a common denomination in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town.
The municipal unit of Zรกkynthos lies in the easternmost part of the island and has a land area of 45.79 square km (17.68 square miles). It is subdivided into the communities Zakynthos, Ampelokipoi, Argasi, Vasilikos, Gaitani and Bochali. The municipal unit also includes the Strofades islands, which lie about 50 km (31 miles) south of Zรกkynthos island.
Economy: Tourist Industry Zakynthos City, while not hosting many resort's itself, attracts tourists from across the island for boat trips, nightlife and food. It is popular with Europeans, particularly Croatian and British tourists.
Zakynthos has a population of over 9,773 people. Zakynthos also forms the centre of the wider Zakynthos District which has a population of over 40,508 people. It is also a part of the larger Ionian Islands Region. Zakynthos is situated near Corfu.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Zakynthos has links with:
๐ฒ๐ฝ Guadalajara, Mexico ๐ฎ๐ฑ Kiryat Bialik, Israel ๐จ๐พ Limassol, Cyprus ๐ฎ๐น Pavia, Italy ๐ธ๐ฒ Serravalle, San Marino ๐ฎ๐น Sulmona, Italy ๐บ๐ฆ Yevpatoria, Ukraine, since 2002 ๐บ๐ฆ Yevpatoriya, Ukraine๐บ๐ธ Alameda County 37.805
๐บ๐ธ Dodge City 37.755
๐ต๐ฑ Skarลผysko-Kamienna 20.917
๐ท๐ธ Kragujevac 20.927
๐ธ๐ช Skellefteรฅ 20.95
๐ต๐ฑ Biaลoลฤka 20.967
๐ต๐ฑ Dฤ browa Tarnowska 20.983
Locations Near: Zakynthos 20.9,37.7833
๐ฌ๐ท Missolonghi 21.417,38.367 d: 79.1
๐ฌ๐ท Messolonghi 21.417,38.367 d: 79.1
๐ฌ๐ท Patras 21.735,38.246 d: 89.5
๐ฌ๐ท Kalamata 22.109,37.027 d: 135.9
๐ฌ๐ท Tripoli 22.383,37.517 d: 133.9
๐ฌ๐ท Amfissa 22.367,38.533 d: 153
๐ฌ๐ท Sparta 22.433,37.074 d: 156.6
๐ฌ๐ท Karditsa 21.917,39.367 d: 197
Antipodal to: Zakynthos -159.1,-37.783
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17579.4
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17601.9
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 17161.9
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 17072.8
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13606.7
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13503.9
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13488.2
๐บ๐ธ Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 13484.9