From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Kyrenia District

District of Cyprus

Summary

District of Cyprus

Field	Value
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->	name	Kyrenia District
native_name
settlement_type	District
image_map	Kyrenia in Cyprus.svg
mapsize	300
map_caption	Location of the district in Cyprus
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Cyprus
subdivision_type1	District
seat_type	Capital
seat	Kyrenia
leader_title	Mayor
unit_pref	Metric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	643.9
timezone	EET
utc_offset	+2
timezone_DST	EEST
utc_offset_DST	+3
postal_code_type	Post code
postal_code	9000-9999
area_code	+357 27
area_code_type	Area code

The Kyrenia District, or simply Kyrenia, is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its capital city is Kyrenia. It is the smallest of Cyprus's districts, and is the only one controlled in its entirety by the unrecognised de facto state of Northern Cyprus, where the same territory is administered as the de facto Girne District, a distinct entity.

It is bordered on the south by Nicosia District and on the east and south-east by Famagusta District. It includes much of the north coast, with the towns of Kyrenia, Lapethos and Karavas. Also the Kyrenia Mountains, which overlook the coast, with the prominent castles of St. Hilarion and Buffavento.

Unlike the portions of Nicosia, Famagusta and Larnaca under Occupied Cyprus' control, which are variously partitioned into five of its six districts, the boundaries of Cyprus's de jure Kyrenia District are coterminous with Northern Cyprus' de facto Girne District. A district administration-in-exile exists in the Republic of Cyprus-controlled part of the island, near Ledra Palace, while the TRNC district has a kaymakam.

History

Under Lusignan and Venetian rule, Kyrenia District was known as the contrée (French) or contrade (Italian ) of Cérines, which was one of the eleven provinces of the Kingdom of Cyprus. At that time, the province of Nicosia, known as the Vicomté, extended closer to the sea, encroaching upon the Pentadaktylos foothills in the present Kyrenia District.

Under Ottoman Turkish rule, Kyrenia was one of the six cazas into which the island was divided. The Caza of Kyrenia, was divided into three nahiehs – Kyrenia, Lefka and Morphou. The caza was headed by a Kaimakan. When the British took control of Cyprus in 1878, these administrative units were retained. But by 1881, Kyrenia Caza was reduced to one nahieh, namely Kyrenia, which covered roughly the same as its present area.

A British officer styled a Commissioner (later District Officer) was appointed for the Caza, while the Turkish Kaimakan was initially retained with certain of his functions.

In 1881 the Caza and Nahieh of Kyrenia had a population of 13,266, (Greek 75%, Turkish 20%), representing 7% of the population of Cyprus. By 1960 the population had grown to 31,015 (Greek 79%, Turkish 14%, Maronite 6%). The Maronite population was almost entirely located in the villages of Kormakiti, Asomatos and Karpaseia.

Settlements

According to Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus per the Statistical Service of Cyprus (2015), Kyrenia District has 3 municipalities and 44 communities. Municipalities are written with bold.

Agia Eirini
Agios Amvrosios
Agios Epiktitos
Agios Ermolaos
Agios Georgios
Agirda
Agridaki
Asomatos
Bellapais
Charkeia
Diorios
Elia
Fotta
Ftericha
Kalograia
Kampyli
Karakoumi
Karavas
Karmi
Karpaseia
Kato Dikomo
Kazafani
Kiomourtzou
Klepini
Kontemenos
Kormakitis
Koutsovendis
Krini
Kyrenia
Lapithos
Larnakas tis Lapithou
Livera
Motides
Myrtou
Orga
Palaiosofos
Panagra
Pano Dikomo
Pileri
Sychari
Sysklipos
Templos
Thermeia
Trapeza
Trimithi
Vasileia
Vouno

Notes

References

[http://www.cystat.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/classifications_en/classifications_en?OpenForm Cyprus Statistical Service Classifications] {{Webarchive. link. (2020-10-20 — Degree of Urbanization.)
L’Ile de Chypre. Sa Situation Presente et ses Souvenirs du Moyen Age, by Louis de Mas Latrie, pub. Firmin-Didot et Cie, Paris. 1879; map and pp. 148-151
History of Cyprus, by George Hill, Cambridge University Press, 1952, vol IV, p.7
Census of Cyprus 1881, pr. Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1884
Our Home in Cyprus, by Mrs. Scott-Stevenson, publ. Chapman and Hall Ltd, London, 1880; p. 73
Report by Her Majesty's High Commissioner for the Year 1879, Accounts and papers. Great Britain. Parliament. Session 1880. publ. by House of Commons, London, 2006
Cyprus Gazette 3 March 1882, publ.Government of Cyprus, Nicosia, 1882; p. 151
Census of Population and Agriculture 1960, pub.Printing Office of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicosia, 1960; Vol.1, Table IV
"Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus per the Statistical Service of Cyprus, 2015". Statistical Service of Cyprus.

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

kyrenia-district districts-of-cyprus

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Kyrenia District — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report