Kavala
Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα, Kavála [kaˈvala]) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit.
Kavala
Καβάλα | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
From top left: View of Kavala promenade, statue to Goddess Nike, 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 Location within the region | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′N 24°24′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Kavala |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Theodoros Mouriadis (Movement for Change) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 351.4 km2 (135.7 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 112.6 km2 (43.5 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipality | 66,376 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 56,243 |
| • Municipal unit density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Community | 54,065 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 65x xx |
| Area code(s) | 2510 |
| Vehicle registration | KB |
| Website | kavala.gov.gr |
It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnatia 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.
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