Kavala Καβάλα | |
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View o Kavala. | |
Coordinates: 40°56′N 24°24′E / 40.933°N 24.400°ECoordinates: 40°56′N 24°24′E / 40.933°N 24.400°E | |
Kintra | Greece |
Admeenistrative region | East Macedonie an Thrace |
Regional unit | Kavala |
Area | |
• Municipality | 350.61 km2 (135.37 sq mi) |
• Municipal unit | 112.6 km2 (43.5 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 70501 |
• Municipality density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
• Municipal unit | 58790 |
• Municipal unit density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Community | |
• Population | 56,371 (2011) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 65x xx |
Aurie code(s) | 2510 |
Vehicle registration | KB |
Website | http://tourism.kavala.gov.gr/web/guest/home |
Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα), is the seicont lairgest ceety in northren Greece, the principal seaport o eastren Macedonie an the caipital o Kavala regional unit. It is situatit on the Bay o Kavala, athort frae the island o Thasos. Kavala is locatit on the Egnatia motorwey an is a twa-oor drive tae Thessaloniki (160 km wast) an forty minutes drive tae Drama (37 km north) an Xanthi (56 km east).
The municipality o Kavala wis formit at the 2011 local govrenment reform bi the merger o the follaein 2 umwhile municipalities, that became municipal units:
Municipal unit | Population |
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Kavala | 58,790 |
Filippoi | 11,711 |
The population o the new municipality is 70,501 an the aurie is 350,61 km^2. The seat o the municipality is in Kavala. Some o the maist important commonties inside the new municipality are:
Commonty | Population |
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Kavala | 56,371 |
Krinides | 3,365 |
Amigdaleonas | 2,724 |
Nea Karvali | 2,225 |
Zygos | 2,057 |
Kavala is biggit amphitheatrically, wi maist residents enjoyin superb views o the coast an sea. Some o the regions inside Kavala are:
Agia Varvara | Agios Athanasios | Agios Ioannis | Agios Loukas | Chilia |
Dexameni | Kalamitsa | Kentro | Neapolis | Panagia |
Perigiali | Potamoudia | Profitis Ilias | Timios Stavros | Vyronas |
The province o Kavala (Greek: Επαρχία Καβάλας) wis ane o the provinces o the Kavala Prefectur. Its territory correspondit wi that o the current municipality Kavala, an pairt o the municipal unit Eleftheroupoli. It wis abolisht in 2006.
European route E90 runs throu the ceety an connects Kavala wi the ither ceeties. The Egnatia Motorwey (A2) lees north o the ceety. Ane can enter the ceety frae ane o twa Junctions; 'Kavala Wast' an 'Kavala East'. Kavala haes regular connection wi Interregional Bus Lines (KTEL) frae an tae Thessaloniki an Athens.
The Kavala Internaitional Airport (27 km frae Kavala) is connectit wi Athens bi regularly scheduled flichts an wi mony European ceeties bi scheduled an chairter flichts.
Kavala is connected wi aw the islands o the Northren Aegean Sea wi frequent itineraries of various ferry lines.
The ceety is connectit wi aw o the lairge Greek ceeties sic as Thessaloniki an Athens. Aw o the local veelages are connectit via bus lines an aw. The cost o tickets is vera cheap. Thare is a shuttle bus in Kavala wi thir lines an aw:
Kavala is twinned wi:
Austrick opened a post office in Kavala afore 1864. Atween 1893 an 1903, the French post office in the ceety issued its awn postage stamps; at first stamps o Fraunce owerprintit wi "Cavalle" an a value in piasters, then in 1902 the French designs inscribit "CAVALLE".
Year | Toun | Municipal unit | Municipality |
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1961 | 44,517 | 44,978 | - |
1971 | 46,234 | 46,887 | - |
1981 | 56,375 | 56,705 | - |
1991 | 56,571 | 58,025 | - |
2001 | 58,663 | 63,293 | - |
2011 | 54,027 | 58,790 | 70,501 |
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