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Kavala

Kavala
Καβάλα
From top left: View of Kavala promenade, Muhammad Ali statue, Tobacco Worker's Square, Kavala City Hall, Imaret Hotel with the Kavala Fortress in the background, view of the city's port.
Kavala is located in Greece
Kavala
Kavala
Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°56′N 24°24′E / 40.933°N 24.400°E / 40.933; 24.400
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEastern Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitKavala
Government
 • MayorTheodoros Mouriadis[1] (PASOK-KINAL; since 2019)
Area
 • Municipality
351.4 km2 (135.7 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit112.6 km2 (43.5 sq mi)
Highest elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality
66,376
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
56,243
 • Municipal unit density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Community
54,065
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
65x xx
Area code(s)2510
Vehicle registrationKB
Websitekavala.gov.gr

Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα, Kavála [kaˈvala]) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit.

It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the A2 motorway, a one-and-a-half-hour drive to Thessaloniki (160 kilometres (99 miles) west) and a forty-minute drive to Drama (37 km (23 miles) north) and Xanthi (56 km (35 miles) east). It is also about 150 kilometers west of Alexandroupoli.

Kavala is an important economic centre of Northern Greece, a center of commerce, tourism, fishing and oil-related activities and formerly a thriving trade in tobacco.

  1. ^ "Municipality of Kavala, Municipal elections – October 2023". Ministry of Interior.
  2. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.

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