KAVALA PREFECTURE

'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 easternmost in Greek Macedonia. The highest point is at the Pangaion hills which elevates at 1,957 m. The second highest is on Thasos island.

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Geography

Climate

Transport

Municipalities

See also

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 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.

Transport

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

★ GR-57, Cen., N

★ GR-69, S on the island of Thasos

Municipalities

Municipality	YPES code	Seat (if different)	Postal code	Area code
Chrysoupoli	2311		642 00	25920-2
Eleftheres	2301	Nea Peramos	640 07	25940-2
Eleftheroupoli	2302		641 00	25940-2
Filippoi	2310	Krinides	640 03	2510-51
Kavala	2304		650 through 655	2510
Keramoti	2305		640 11	25910-5
Oreino	2306	Lekani	640 09	25910-5
Orfani	2307	Galipsos	640 08	25920-4
Pangaio	2308	Nikisiani	640 01	25920-6
Piereon	2309	Moustheni	640 08	25920-9
Thasos	2303		640 04	25930-2

See also

★ List of settlements in the Kavala prefecture