Nestos (municipality)

Nestos
Νέστος
Nestos is located in Greece
Nestos
Nestos
Location within the region
Coordinates: 40°59′N 24°42′E / 40.983°N 24.700°E / 40.983; 24.700
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitKavala
Area
 • Municipality
678.8 km2 (262.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality
20,311
 • Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Nestos (Greek: Νέστος) is a municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Chrysoupoli.[2] The municipality has an area of 678.831 km2.[3] It was named after the river Nestos.

  1. ^ "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.