Kavala
Kavala
Καβάλα | |
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From top left: View of Kavala promenade, monument of Muhammad Ali, Tobacco Worker's Square, memorial to the fallen warrior with the city hall in the background, Imaret Hotel and the Kavala Fortress, view of the city's port. | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′N 24°24′E / 40.933°N 24.400°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Kavala |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Theodoros Mouriadis (PASOK-KINAL; since 2019) |
| 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 |
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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.