Businesses in Vamos

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Vamos

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	243
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	148
Hotels and motels	98
Restaurants	63
Churches	60
Real estate	30
Travel and transportation	18
Cafes	17
Religion	16
Apartments	14

Vamos Facts

Area	65.5 km²
Population	3,317
Male Population	1,675 (50.5%)
Female Population	1,642 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+45.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+3.5%
Median Age	45.7 years (Male: 44.7, Female: 46.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$26,097 (2022)
Area Codes	2825
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	35.40700, 24.20067
Postal Codes	730 08

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Vamos Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,279	2,797	3,204	3,502	3,317	3,281	3,255
Population Density	34.8 / km²	42.7 / km²	48.9 / km²	53.5 / km²	50.6 / km²	50.1 / km²	49.7 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Vamos Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 3.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Vamos	+45.5%	+18.6%	+3.5%
Crete	—	—	—
Greece	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Vamos Median Age

Median Age: 45.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Vamos	45.7 yrs	46.8 yrs	44.7 yrs
Crete	39.2 yrs	40.1 yrs	38.2 yrs
Greece	41.8 yrs	43.1 yrs	40.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Vamos Population Density

Population Density: 50.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Vamos	3,317	65.5 km²	50.6 / km²
Crete	618,444	8,365.9 km²	73.9 / km²
Greece	10.7 million	132,689.5 km²	80.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Vamos Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Vamos

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Vamos

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Vamos

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Vamos Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$22,612	$23,288	$27,257	$32,470	$29,950	$25,128	$22,250	$26,097
Total GDP	$64.3M	$69.5M	$85.1M	$104M	$97.1M	$81.1M	$71.5M	$83.9M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Vamos CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Vamos	26,231 tn	7.91 tn	400.5 tons/km²
Crete	5,917,901 tn	9.57 tn	707.4 tons/km²
Greece	105,407,278 tn	9.89 tn	794.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Vamos CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	26,231 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	7.91 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	400.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (5.7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/24/19	7:00 PM	4.1	23.5 km	2,650 m	19km SW of Atsipopoulon, Greece	usgs.gov
4/3/08	3:19 AM	3.2	33.4 km	17,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
3/20/08	8:32 AM	3.4	32.9 km	14,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
3/5/08	2:38 PM	3.5	32.3 km	20,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
10/31/07	4:14 PM	3.3	14.9 km	5,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
9/9/07	1:57 PM	3.6	29 km	43,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
9/4/07	11:21 PM	3.8	5.4 km	11,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
9/1/07	10:59 AM	3.2	16.3 km	5,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
8/13/07	3:44 AM	3.2	4 km	16,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov
8/10/07	2:30 PM	3.9	5.2 km	9,000 m	Crete, Greece	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Vamos

Vamos is a small town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform "Kallikratis" it is part of the municipality of Apokoronas, serving as its historical capital. It is situated on a small ..

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