# Kavala

| Kavala Καβάλα |
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| View o Kavala. |
| KavalaLocation within the region  |
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| Kintra | Greece |
| Admeenistrative region | East Macedonie an Thrace |
| Regional unit | Kavala |
| Area |
|  • Municipality | 350.61 km2 (135.37 sq mi) |
|  • Municipal unit | 112.6 km2 (43.5 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011) |
|  • Municipality | 70501 |
|  • Municipality density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
|  • Municipal unit | 58790 |
|  • Municipal unit density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Community |
|  • Population | 56,371 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
|  • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 65x xx |
| Aurie code(s) | 2510 |
| Vehicle registration | KB |
| Website |  |

**Kavala** (Greek: Καβάλα), is the seicont lairgest ceety in northren Greece, the principal seaport o eastren Macedonie an the caipital o Kavala regional unit. It is situatit on the Bay o Kavala, athort frae the island o Thasos. Kavala is locatit on the Egnatia motorwey an is a twa-oor drive tae Thessaloniki (160 km wast) an forty minutes drive tae Drama (37 km north) an Xanthi (56 km east).

## Municipality

The municipality o Kavala wis formit at the 2011 local govrenment reform bi the merger o the follaein 2 umwhile municipalities, that became municipal units:

Municipal units (umwhile municipalities):  Kavala  Filippoi

| Municipal unit | Population |
| --- | --- |
| **Kavala** | 58,790 |
| Filippoi | 11,711 |

The population o the new municipality is 70,501 an the aurie is 350,61 km^2. The seat o the municipality is in Kavala.
Some o the maist important commonties inside the new municipality are:

| Commonty | Population |
| --- | --- |
| **Kavala** | 56,371 |
| Krinides | 3,365 |
| Amigdaleonas | 2,724 |
| Nea Karvali | 2,225 |
| Zygos | 2,057 |

### Subdiveesions

Kavala is biggit amphitheatrically, wi maist residents enjoyin superb views o the coast an sea. Some o the regions inside Kavala are:

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agia Varvara | Agios Athanasios | Agios Ioannis | Agios Loukas | Chilia |
| Dexameni | Kalamitsa | Kentro | Neapolis | Panagia |
| Perigiali | Potamoudia | Profitis Ilias | Timios Stavros | Vyronas |

## Province

The province o Kavala (Greek: Επαρχία Καβάλας) wis ane o the provinces o the Kavala Prefectur. Its territory correspondit wi that o the current municipality Kavala, an pairt o the municipal unit Eleftheroupoli. It wis abolisht in 2006.

## Transport

Ootside the airport *Megas Alexandros*.
### Heich-gate netwirk

European route E90 runs throu the ceety an connects Kavala wi the ither ceeties. The Egnatia Motorwey (A2) lees north o the ceety. Ane can enter the ceety frae ane o twa Junctions; 'Kavala Wast' an 'Kavala East'. Kavala haes regular connection wi Interregional Bus Lines (KTEL) frae an tae Thessaloniki an Athens.

### Airport

The Kavala Internaitional Airport (27 km frae Kavala) is connectit wi Athens bi regularly scheduled flichts an wi mony European ceeties bi scheduled an chairter flichts.

### Port

Kavala is connected wi aw the islands o the Northren Aegean Sea wi frequent itineraries of various ferry lines.

### Bus

The ceety is connectit wi aw o the lairge Greek ceeties sic as Thessaloniki an Athens. Aw o the local veelages are connectit via bus lines an aw. The cost o tickets is vera cheap. Thare is a shuttle bus in Kavala wi thir lines an aw:

* Vironas - Kallithea
* Dexameni
* Cemetery
* Kipoupoli - Technological Institute
* Agios Loukas
* Profitis Ilias
* Stadium
* Kalamitsa - Batis (anerlie in simmer)
* Agios Konstantinos
* Neapoli
* Hospital - Perigiali

## Sports

Municipal stadium *Anthi Karagianni*.
* Kavala F.C.: **AO Kavala** (Greek: Athlitikos Omilos *Kavala*, Αθλητικός Όμιλος *Καβάλα*), the *Athletic Club Kavala*, is a profeesional association fitbaa club based in the ceety o Kavala, Greece. The club plays in the Municipal Kavala Stadium "Anthi Karagianni".
* Kavala BC.: **Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas(Greek: Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας - Basketball Union of Kavala)* is a Greek profeesional basketbaa club that is locatit in Kavala, Greece. The club is kent as E.K. Kavalas an aw. The club's full Greek name is Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας. Which means, Kavala Basketball Union or Kavala Basketbaa Association in Scots. The club competes in the Greek League.
* Kavala Chess Club: Chess is vera popular in Kavala an the local chess club ranks tap in Greece, enjoyin plenty o success baith domestically an internaitionally. The heichlicht haes tae be the club's annual Internaitional Open, that taks place ivery August in Kavala an attracts the biggest names in chess frae aw ower the globe
* Nautical Club o Kavala (1945, Ναυτικός Ομιλος Καβάλας, ΝΟΚ). Sports o sea (soummin, yachtin ,watter-polo ,divin e.t.c.)

## Internaitional relations

### Twin touns – Sister ceeties

Kavala is twinned wi:

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| * Gabrovo, Bulgarie (1975)
* Gradiška, Bosnie an Herzegovinae (1994)
* Nuremberg, Germany (1998)
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### Pairtnerships

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| * Agadir, Morocco (2001)
* Martuni, Armenie (2001)
* Tekirdağ, Turkey (2003)
* Gotse Delchev, Bulgarie (2003)
* Vranje, Serbie (2009)
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## Postage stamps

Austrian Levant stamp wi blue Cavalla cancellation
Austrick opened a post office in Kavala afore 1864. Atween 1893 an 1903, the French post office in the ceety issued its awn postage stamps; at first stamps o Fraunce owerprintit wi "Cavalle" an a value in piasters, then in 1902 the French designs inscribit "CAVALLE".

## Historical population

| Year | Toun | Municipal unit | Municipality |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1961 | 44,517 | 44,978 | - |
| 1971 | 46,234 | 46,887 | - |
| 1981 | 56,375 | 56,705 | - |
| 1991 | 56,571 | 58,025 | - |
| 2001 | 58,663 | 63,293 | - |
| 2011 | 54,027 | 58,790 | 70,501 |

## Notable figurs

* Muhammad Ali o Egyp, the Albanian Wali (govrenor) o Egyp atween 1805–1848 an foonder o the modren state o Egyp
* Theodore Kavalliotis, Greek Orthodox priest, teacher an a figur o the Greek Enlichtenment
* Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer an diplomat
* Despina Vandi, Greek sangster

* This airticle incorporates text frae a publication nou in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–57). "article name needed". *Dictionary o Greek an Roman Geography*. London: John Murray. Cite has empty unkent parameter: `|HIDE_PARAMETER=` (help)

## Freemit airtins

* Offeecial wabsteid (in Greek, Inglis an Roushie)
* The offeecial wabsteid o the prefectur o Kavala – online syne 1996 Archived 2013-03-12 at the Wayback Machine