Nea Karvali Explained

Nea Karvali
Name Local:Νέα Καρβάλη
Type:community
Periph:East Macedonia and Thrace
Periphunit:Kavala
Municipality:Kavala
Municunit:Kavala
Population:2003
Area:46.297
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:40.96°N 54.6°W
Postal Code:640 06
Area Code:+30-251
Licence:KB
Elevation:6

Nea Karvali (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Νέα Καρβάλη) is a village and a community of the Kavala municipality.[1]

Most of the inhabitants are descendants of Cappadocian Greeks who arrived from Karvali (today Güzelyurt, Turkey) following the Greek-Turkish population exchange in 1924.

Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Kavala, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 2,003 inhabitants in the community. The community of Nea Karvali covers an area of 46.297 km2.[2]

Administrative division

The community of Nea Karvali consists of three separate settlements:

The aforementioned population figures are as of 2021.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation). National Statistical Service of Greece. el.