Kavala

Kavala Καβάλα
Municipality
From top left: View of Kavala promenade, statue to Goddess Nike, Muhammad Ali statue, Tobacco Worker's Square, Kavala City Hall, Imaret Hotel with the Kavala Fortress in the background, view of the city's port.
Kavala Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°56′N 24°24′E / 40.933°N 24.400°E / 40.933; 24.400
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Kavala
Government
• Mayor	Theodoros Mouriadis[1] (PASOK-KINAL; since 2019)
Area
• Municipality	351.4 km2 (135.7 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	112.6 km2 (43.5 sq mi)
Highest elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	66,376
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	56,243
• Municipal unit density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
• Community	54,065
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	65x xx
Area code(s)	2510
Vehicle registration	KB
Website	kavala.gov.gr

Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα, Kavála [kaˈvala]) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit.

It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnatia motorway, a one-and-a-half-hour drive to Thessaloniki (160 kilometres (99 miles) west) and a forty-minute drive to Drama (37 km (23 miles) north) and Xanthi (56 km (35 miles) east). It is also about 150 kilometers west of Alexandroupoli.

Kavala is an important economic centre of Northern Greece, a center of commerce, tourism, fishing and oil-related activities and formerly a thriving trade in tobacco.