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Kavala (regional unit)
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<h2 id="geography">Geography</h2> <p>The <a href="/facts/Pangaion_Hills/JxHrd3Bs">Pangaio mountains</a>, reaching 1,957 m are situated in the west. The neighbouring regional units are <a href="/facts/Serres_(regional_unit)/eEMlTHH1">Serres</a> to the west, <a href="/facts/Drama_(regional_unit)/wk8GbAv3">Drama</a> to the north and <a href="/facts/Xanthi_(regional_unit)/e5w59XYK">Xanthi</a> to the east. The river <a href="/facts/Nestos_River/XlkUqEf7">Nestos</a> flows along the eastern border. Arable lands are located along the coastline, in the north and in the east. </p><p>The regional unit has a predominantly Mediterranean climate. </p> <h2 id="administration">Administration</h2> <p>The regional unit Kavala is subdivided into three municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Kavala/XM1pyuXC">Kavala</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nestos_(municipality)/NrxuhR9x">Nestos</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pangaio/kBWHtz1p">Pangaio</a> (3)</li></ul> <h3>Prefecture</h3> <p>As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the former <a href="/facts/Kavala_Prefecture/ygUf7ddr">Kavala Prefecture</a> (<a href="/facts/Greek_language/pzDd6eIz">Greek</a>: Νομός Καβάλας) was transformed into a regional unit within the East Macedonia and Thrace region. The prefecture also included the island of <a href="/facts/Thasos/0QVsR00E">Thasos</a>, which became a separate regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>New municipality</th><th>Old municipalities</th><th>Seat</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Kavala/XM1pyuXC">Kavala</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kavala/XM1pyuXC">Kavala</a></td><td rowspan="2">Kavala</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Filippoi/Efw7EpNE">Filippoi</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/Nestos_(municipality)/NrxuhR9x">Nestos</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Chrysoupoli/l1InDBG9">Chrysoupoli</a></td><td rowspan="3">Chrysoupoli</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Keramoti/X6e6Rybj">Keramoti</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Oreino/aTXt3ouE">Oreino</a></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5"><a href="/facts/Pangaio/kBWHtz1p">Pangaio</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Pangaio/kBWHtz1p">Pangaio</a></td><td rowspan="5">Eleftheroupoli</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Eleftheroupoli/yo4V4ena">Eleftheroupoli</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Eleftheres/ncFVVnkv">Eleftheres</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Orfani/pzPcKk9x">Orfani</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Piereis/0yUDJ6xA">Piereis</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Thasos was and remained one municipality. </p> <h3>Provinces</h3> <ul><li>Province of <a href="/facts/Kavala/XM1pyuXC">Kavala</a>: Kavala</li> <li>Province of <a href="/facts/Pangaio/kBWHtz1p">Pangaio</a>: Eleftheroupoli</li> <li>Province of <a href="/facts/Nestos_(municipality)/NrxuhR9x">Nestos</a>: Chrysoupoli</li> <li>Province of <a href="/facts/Thasos/0QVsR00E">Thasos</a>: Thasos</li></ul> <p><i>Note:</i> Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece. </p> <h2 id="transport">Transport</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Greek_National_Road_2/75DFLRAl">GR-2</a>/<a href="/facts/European_route_E75/UHRgqskY">E75</a>, <a href="/facts/Via_Egnatia/EbMMq9DV">Via Egnatia</a>, old and new, SW, Cen., E</li> <li><a href="/facts/Greek_National_Road_57/dKSvymbx">GR-57</a>, Cen., N</li> <li><a href="/facts/Greek_National_Road_59/yBrYW64k">GR-69</a>, S on the island of Thasos</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_settlements_in_the_Kavala_regional_unit/qj3P4zYK">List of settlements in the Kavala regional unit</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Slavic_toponyms_of_places_in_Kavala_Prefecture/DF0cv6jC">Slavic toponyms of places in Kavala Prefecture</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette. <a href="http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg." target="_blank">http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette. <a href="http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg." target="_blank">http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>