Periphery: East Macedonia and Thrace
Prefectures : Drama, Evros, Kavala , Rodhopi, Xanthi

Kavala

Statistics
Capital:	Kavala
Area:	2,109 km²
Elevation:	Lowest: southern portion Highest: Pangaio )
Inhabitants:	135,747(1991) 103,000
Population density:	64.37/km²
ISO 3166-2:	GR-55
FIPS code:	GR14
NUTS code:	GR115
Car designation:	KB (Καβάλα)
Code for the municipalities:	xx
Number of provinces:	3
Number of municipalities:	11
Number of independent communes:	none
Area/distance code:	2510 - Kavala area 11-30-25x0 (0030-25x0) elsewhere
Postal code	641 xx 65x xx - Kavala area
Name of inhabitants:	Kavalan sing. -s pl.
2-letter abbreviation/HASC:	KV
Website:	www.pref-kavala.gr (also in Greek)

Kavala prefecture (Greek: Νομός Καβάλας Nomos Kavalas) is a prefecture in eastern Macedonia. Kavala serves as a capital city but mainly for Thrace because Greek Thrace had no permanent capital. The prefecture includes the island of Thasos. The prefecture is bounded with the Nestos river to the east. Kavala prefecture is the easthernmost in Greek Macedonia. The highest point is at the Pangaion hills which elevates at 1,957 m. The second highest is on Thasos island.

Geography

The mountains are the Pangaion hills to the west and the Ypsario mountains on Thasos. The northern portion especially at Karantere are empty and underpopulated. The bounding prefectures and one district of another state (nation) are Serres to the west, Drama to the north, Xanthi to the east. Arable lands are located along the coastline, the northern, the eastern and around the island of Thasos. Thasos has no provinces

Climate

The areas that mainly get Mediterranean climate is at the southern, the northern, the eastern portions of the prefecture as well as the island of Thasos. Its climate is mainly continental with cold winters in higher elevations.

Transportation

GR-2/E75, Via Egnatia, old and new, SW, Cen., E

GR-57, Cen., N

GR-69, S on the island of Thasos

Places

• Chrysoupoli
  
• Eleftheroupoli
  
• Kavala
  
• Thasos
  

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Municipalities

Municipality	YPES code	Seat	Postal code	Area code ((0)30-)
Chrysoupoli	2311	Chrysoupoli	642 00	25920-2
Eleftheres	2301	Eleftheres	640 07	25940-2
Eleftheroupoli	2302	Eleftheroupoli	641 00	25940-2
Filippoi	2310	Krinides	640 03	2510-51
Kavala	2304	Kavala	650 through 655	2510
Keramoti	2305	Keramoti	640 11	25290-5
Orfani	2307	Galipsos	640 08	25920-4
Oreino	2306	Lekani	640 09	25910-5
Pangaio	2308	Nikisani	640 01	25920-6
Piereis	2309	Moustheni	640 08	25920-9
Thasos	2303	Thasos	640 04	25920-2