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Kavala
Eastern Macedonia and Thracecity
Total population
54,027
Air quality index
Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves174
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves109
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves103
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves82
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811 · Aves69
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves68
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves67
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves67
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.9 — 2026-03-257 km E of Ouranoupolis, Greece
- M 4.3 — 2025-11-1310 km SSE of Ouranoupolis, Greece
- M 4.2 — 2025-11-0510 km NW of Xánthi, Greece
- M 4.9 — 2025-09-2210 km WNW of Karyes, Greece
- M 4.1 — 2025-08-126 km WNW of Karyes, Greece
- M 4.4 — 2025-06-105 km ENE of Ouranoupolis, Greece
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here








People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
- Neos Zygos4 mi away · pop. 572
- Palio4.3 mi away
- Palaia Kavala4.8 mi away · pop. 135
- Kokkinochoma5.5 mi away · pop. 2,246
- Kryoneri6.4 mi away · pop. 619
- Nea Irakleitsa7 mi away
- Kirinides8 mi away · pop. 3,295
- Agios Andreas8.2 mi away
- Nea Peramos8.6 mi away
- Panagia9.2 mi away
- Lydia9.4 mi away · pop. 832
- Exochi10 mi away · pop. 173
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kavala, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
0.1 miPhotos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
ELSTAT — Hellenic Statistical Authority
- ELSTAT code
- 0501010101
- Population (Wikidata)
- 52,082
- Wikidata
- Q187352
ELSTAT geographical code via Wikidata P1116
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • ELSTAT — Hellenic Statistical Authority — ELSTAT geographical code via Wikidata P1116