Filippoi

Filippoi
Φίλιπποι
Filippoi is located in Greece
Filippoi
Filippoi
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°1′N 24°17′E / 41.017°N 24.283°E / 41.017; 24.283
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitKavala
MunicipalityKavala
Area
 • Municipal unit238.8 km2 (92.2 sq mi)
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
10,133
 • Municipal unit density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Community
796
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
640 03
Area code(s)2510
Vehicle registrationΚΒ
A modern Greek Orthodox outdoor chapel on what is said to be the site where Lydia was baptized.

Filippoi (Greek: Φίλιπποι, Philippi), is a village and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece built on the Via Egnatia. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kavala, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 238.751 km2.[3] The 2021 census reported a population of 10,133 for the municipal unit and 796 for the village.[1] The ruins of ancient Philippi are located in the municipal unit.

  1. ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.