Nestos (municipality)

Nestos
Νέστος
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)
  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. The municipality has an area of 678.831 km2. It was named after the river Nestos.