Nestos (municipality)
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Nestos Νέστος |
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Location within the region
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| Coordinates: 40°59′N 24°42′E / 40.983°N 24.700°ECoordinates: 40°59′N 24°42′E / 40.983°N 24.700°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Kavala |
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| • Municipality | 678.8 km2 (262.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 22,331 |
| • Municipality density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
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. The municipality has an area of 678.831 km2. It was named after the river Nestos.
The municipality Nestos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
The province of Nestos (Greek: Επαρχία Νέστου) was one of the provinces of the Kavala Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present municipality. It was abolished in 2006.
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