Vangos

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Vangos
Βάγγος
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Vangos
Coordinates: 37°27.5′N22°11.7′E / 37.4583°N 22.1950°E / 37.4583; 22.1950
Country Greece
Administrative region Peloponnese
Regional unit Arcadia
Municipality Megalopoli
Municipal unit Megalopoli
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Community44
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Vangos (Greek : Βάγγος) is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the southwestern foothills of the Mainalo mountains, at about 800 m elevation. It is 2 km southeast of Karatoulas, 4 km east of Trilofo, 6 km northwest of Kerastaris and 8 km northeast of Megalopoli.

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YearPopulation
1981150
1991144
2001106
201147
202144

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