Filippoi

thumb|right|240px|A modern Greek Orthodox outdoor chapel on what is said to be the site where Lydia was baptized. Filippoi (Greek: , 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. The municipal unit has an area of 238.751 km2. The 2021 census reported a population of 10,133 for the municipal unit and 796 for the village. The ruins of ancient Philippi are located in the municipal unit.

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Place details

Locality: Φίλιπποι
Region: Περιφέρεια Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 894
Timezone: Europe/Athens

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Filippoi
Greek Dimos.name_local: Φίλιπποι
Greek Dimos.type: municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map: DE Filippon.svg
Greek Dimos.map_caption: Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.periph: East Macedonia and Thrace
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Kavala
Greek Dimos.municipality: Kavala
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 10133
Greek Dimos.pop_community: 796
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 238.8
Greek Dimos.elevation: 78
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 640 03
Greek Dimos.area_code: 2510
Greek Dimos.licence: ΚΒ

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Wikidata facts

Population: 894
Elevation: 78
Image: Οικισμός Φίλιπποι Καβάλας.jpg
Dialing code: 251

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postal code: 640 03
native label: Φίλιπποι

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Cultural Sites
Twin cities
References

==Cultural Sites== The most important cultural event of the town is its annual festival, held since 1957. It takes place in the Ancient Theatre of Philippi during the high season with ancient and modern performances, ballets and concerts by theatrical troupes, orchestras and bands.