Filippoi

Filippoi (Greek: Φίλιπποι, Philippi), is a village and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece built on the Via Egnatia. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kavala, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 238.751 km2. The 2021 census reported a population of 10,133 for the municipal unit and 796 for the village. The ruins of ancient Philippi are located in the municipal unit.

Filippoi
Φίλιπποι
Municipal unit
Filippoi
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°1′N 24°17′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitKavala
MunicipalityKavala
Area
  Municipal unit238.8 km2 (92.2 sq mi)
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipal unit
10,133
  Municipal unit density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
  Community
796
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
640 03
Area code(s)2510
Vehicle registrationΚΒ
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