Nea Karvali

Nea Karvali (Greek: Νέα Καρβάλη) is a village and a community of the Kavala municipality.[2]

Nea Karvali
Νέα Καρβάλη
Nea Karvali is located in Greece
Nea Karvali
Nea Karvali
Coordinates: 40°57.6′N 24°30.6′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitKavala
MunicipalityKavala
Municipal unitKavala
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
2,160
Community
  Population2,225 (2011)
  Area (km2)46.297
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
640 06
Area code(s)+30-251x-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationKBx-xxxx

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.[2] The 2011 census recorded 2,160 inhabitants in the village and 2,225 inhabitants in the community.[1] The community of Nea Karvali covers an area of 46.297 km2.[3]

Administrative division

The community of Nea Karvali consists of three separate settlements:[1]

  • Ano Lefki (population 17)
  • Lefki (population 48)
  • Nea Karvali (population 2,160)

The aforementioned population figures are as of 2011.[1]

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