Kavala

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).

Kavala Καβάλα
View o Kavala.
Kavala Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°56′N 24°24′E
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)[1]
• Municipality	70501
• Municipality density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	58790
• Municipal unit density	520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Community [1]
• 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	http://tourism.kavala.gov.gr/web/guest/home

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:^[2]

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.^[3] 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".^[4]
• 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:^[5] 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

Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Greece

Twin touns – Sister ceeties

Kavala is twinned wi:

Gabrovo, Bulgarie (1975) Gradiška, Bosnie an Herzegovinae (1994) Nuremberg, Germany (1998)

Pairtnerships

Agadir, Morocco (2001) Martuni, Armenie (2001) Tekirdağ, Turkey (2003) Gotse Delchev, Bulgarie (2003) Vranje, Serbie (2009)

Postage stamps

Austrian Levant stamp wi blue Cavalla cancellation^[6]

Austrick opened a post office in Kavala afore 1864.^[7] 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