 zacharo () is a town and municipality in southwestern greece. administratively, it belongs to the elis regional unit, in the region of 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&nbsp;km south of olympia, 28&nbsp;km southeast of pyrgos, 65&nbsp;km northwest of kalamata and 65&nbsp;km west of tripoli. the town is crossed by the greek national road 9/e55, that links patras with kalamata. ==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:kallikratis law greece ministry of interior  *figaleia *zacharo ===subdivisions=== the municipal unit of zacharo is divided into the following communities: *zacharo *agios ilias *anilio *arini *artemida *chrysochori *giannitsochori *kakovatos *kalidona *lepreo *makistos *milea *minthi *neochori *prasidaki *rodina *smerna *schinoi *taxiarches *xirochori ==zacharo town== thumb|an old street of zacharo. zacharo has a school, a kindergarten, a lyceum, a gymnasium, churches, a post office, a police station, a court, a health center, banks and a railway station. athletic facilities include a football stadium, a basketball court and a community gym which is open to the public free of charge. the town is also the home of a football team, olympiakos zacharos, established in 1928. in the town center, there is a square with platanus trees. the patron saint of zacharo is saint spyridon, and the central church of the city bears his name. 
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