Chrysoupoli

Chrysoupoli (Greek: Χρυσούπολη, before 1925: Σαπαίοι - Sapaioi or Σαρή Σαμπάν - Sari Saban^[2]) is a town and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nestos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 245.181 km².^[4] The population of the municipal unit of Chrysoupoli in 2021 was 14,970.

Nestos riverside forest at Chrysoupoli

Chrysoupoli Χρυσούπολη
Municipal unit
Chrysoupoli
Chrysoupoli Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°59′N 24°42′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Kavala
Municipality	Nestos
Area
• Municipal unit	245.2 km2 (94.7 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	14,970
• Municipal unit density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
• Community	8,824
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	642 00
Area code(s)	25910
Vehicle registration	ΚΒ

It was known as "Sarışaban" during Ottoman rule. It was a kaza centre in the Sanjak of Drama, part of the Salonica Vilayet, before the Balkan Wars.

The Nestos Nature Museum is situated in Chrysoupoli, and the Keravnos Perni F.C. football club is based in Chrysoupoli.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Greece

Chrysoupoli is twinned with:

• Jagodina, Serbia
• Zlatograd, Bulgaria