Kakovatos

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.

Kakovatos Κακόβατος
Community
Church of Kakovatos
Kakovatos
Coordinates: 37°27′N 21°39′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Greece
Regional unit	Elis
Municipality	Zacharo
Municipal unit	Zacharo
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	399
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

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.