Kavala (regional unit)

Kavala (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Καβάλας) is ane o the regional units o Greece. It is pairt o the o East Macedonie an Thrace. Its caipital is the ceety o Kavala. Kavala regional unit is the eastmaist athin the geografical region o Macedonie.

Kavala Περιφερειακή ενότητα Καβάλας
Regional unit
Municipalities o Kavala an Thasos
Kavala an Thasos athin Greece
Coordinates: 41°00′N 24°25′E
Kintra	Greece
Region	East Macedonie an Thrace
Caipital	Kavala
Area
• Total	1728 km2 (667 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	124,917
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal codes	64x xx, 65x xx
Aurie codes	2510, 259x0
ISO 3166 code	GR-55
Caur plates	ΚΒ
Website	www.pref-kavala.gr

Geografie

The Pangaio muntains, reachin 1,957 m, are situatit in the wast. The neighbouring regional units are Serres tae the wast, Drama tae the north an Xanthi tae the east. The river Nestos flows alang the eastren border. Arable launds are locatit alang the coastline, in the north an in the east.

The regional unit haes a predominantly Mediterranean climate.

Admeenistration

The regional unit Kavala is subdividit intae 3 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):

• Kavala (1)
• Nestos (2)
• Pangaio (3)

Prefectur

As a pairt o the 2011 Kallikratis govrenment reform, the umwhile Kavala Prefectur (Greek: Νομός Καβάλας) wis transformit intae a regional unit athin the East Macedonie an Thrace region. The prefectur includit the island o Thasos an aw, which became a separate regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities wur reorganisit, accordin tae the table belaw.

New municipality	Auld municipalities	Seat
Kavala	Kavala	Kavala
	Filippoi
Nestos	Chrysoupoli	Chrysoupoli
	Keramoti
	Oreino
Pangaio	Pangaio	Eleftheroupoli
	Eleftheroupoli
	Eleftheres
	Orfani
	Piereis

Thasos wis an remained ane municipality.

Provinces

• Province o Kavala - Kavala
• Province o Pangaio - Eleftheroupoli
• Province o Nestos - Chrysoupoli
• Province o Thasos - Thasos

Note: Provinces nae langer hauld ony legal status in Greece.

Transport

• GR-2/E75, Via Egnatia, auld an new, SW, Cen., E
• GR-57, Cen., N
• GR-69, S on the island o Thasos

See an aw

• Leet o dounsets in the Kavala regional unit