Chrysoupoli (Greek: Χρυσούπολη, before 1925: Σαπαίοι - Sapaioi or Σαρή Σαμπάν - Sari Saban[2]) is a town and a former municipality in the Kavala regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nestos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 245.181 km2.[4] The population of the municipal unit of Chrysoupoli in 2021 was 14,970.

Chrysoupoli
Χρυσούπολη
Chrysoupoli
Chrysoupoli
Chrysoupoli is located in Greece
Chrysoupoli
Chrysoupoli
Location within the regional unit
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
MunicipalityNestos
Area
 • Municipal unit245.2 km2 (94.7 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
14,970
 • Municipal unit density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Community
8,824
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
642 00
Area code(s)25910
Vehicle registrationΚΒ
Nestos riverside forest at Chrysoupoli

It was known as "Sarışaban" during Ottoman rule. It was a kaza centre in the Sanjak of Drama, part of the Salonica Vilayet, before the Balkan Wars.

The Nestos Nature Museum is situated in Chrysoupoli, and the Keravnos Perni F.C. football club is based in Chrysoupoli.

International relations

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References

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  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. ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "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.