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{{Short description|District of Cyprus}}
{{for|the district of [[Northern Cyprus]]|Lefkoşa District}}
{{For|the district of [[Northern Cyprus]]|Lefkoşa District}}{{Infobox settlement

<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name = Nicosia District
[[File:Nicosia in Cyprus.svg|thumb|Map of Cyprus showing Nicosia district (bright red).]]
| native_name = {{nobold|{{native name|el|Επαρχία Λευκωσίας|italics=off}}<br />{{native name|tr|Lefkoşa Kazası|italics=off}}}}

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'''Nicosia District''' is one of the six [[districts of Cyprus|districts]] of [[Cyprus]]. Its main town is the [[island country]]'s [[capital (political)|capital]] city, [[Nicosia]]. The [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus|TRNC]]-controlled northern part of the district is the [[Lefkoşa District]] of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Cyprus|District]]

| image_skyline =
TRNC-controlled areas of the [[Larnaca District]] of the [[Republic of Cyprus]] are administered as part of Nicosia District, while western parts of the Nicosia District under TRNC control are administered as part of the new [[Güzelyurt District|Güzelyurt]] and [[Lefke District|Lefke Districts]].<ref name=nufus>{{citation|url=http://www.devplan.org/Nufus-2011/nufus%20ikinci_.pdf|title=KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı|trans-title=TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census|publisher=TRNC State Planning Organization|date=6 August 2013}} </ref>
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| image_flag =
| flag_alt =
| image_shield =
| shield_alt =
| nickname =
| image_map = Nicosia in Cyprus (disputed hatched).svg
| mapsize = 300
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of the district in Cyprus
| coordinates =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Cyprus]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Cyprus|District]]
| subdivision_name1 =
| established_title =
| established_date =
| seat_type = [[Capital (political)|Capital]]
| seat = [[Nicosia]]
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| area_footnotes = <ref>http://www.cystat.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/classifications_en/classifications_en?OpenForm Cyprus Statistical Service Classifications] — Degree of Urbanization.</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 2,710.0
| area_note = {{Efn|Including ''de facto'' [[Northern Cyprus]] and [[United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus|UN buffer zone]].}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 2021: PRELIMINARY RESULTS BY DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY |url=https://library.cystat.gov.cy/NEW/Census2021-Preliminary_Results-EN-040823.pdf |access-date=2024-03-10}}</ref>
| population_total = 350824
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
| utc_offset_DST = +3
| postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Cyprus|Post code]]
| postal_code = 1000-2999
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| website =
| footnotes =
| population_rank = [[Districts of Cyprus|1st]]
| population_urban = 244,200
| population_rural = ~82,780
| area_code = +357 22
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in Cyprus|Area code]]
}}
The '''Nicosia District,'''{{Efn|{{langx|el|Επαρχία Λευκωσίας|translit=Eparkhía Lefkosías}} {{IPA-el|/éparxía lefkosías/|}}; {{langx|tr|Lefkoşa Kazası}}}} or simply '''Nicosia'''{{Efn|{{IPAc-en|ˌ|n|ɪ|k|ə|ˈ|s|iː|ə}}}} (also '''Lefkosia'''{{Efn|{{langx|el|Λευκωσία|translit=Lefkosía}}; {{IPA|el|lɛfko'siɐ|pron}}}} and '''Lefkoşa'''{{efn|[[Turkish language|Turkish]]: {{IPA|tr|lefkoʃa|pron|small=yes}}}}), is one of the six [[districts of Cyprus]]. Its main town is the [[island country]]'s [[capital (political)|capital]] city, [[Nicosia]]. The de-facto [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus|TRNC]]-controlled northern part of the district is the [[Lefkoşa District]] of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.


TRNC-controlled areas of the [[Larnaca District]] of the [[Republic of Cyprus]] are administered as part of Nicosia District, while western parts of the Nicosia District under de facto TRNC control are administered as part of the new [[Güzelyurt District|Güzelyurt]] and [[Lefke District]]s.<ref name=nufus>{{citation|url=http://www.devplan.org/Nufus-2011/nufus%20ikinci_.pdf|title=KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı|trans-title=TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census|publisher=TRNC State Planning Organization|date=6 August 2013}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Under [[Lusignan]] rule, at least the latter part and then during the Venetian period, the [[Kingdom of Cyprus]] was divided into eleven provinces called in French contrées and in Italian contrade. The area around Nicosia was the province of Vicomté (literally the domain of a Viscount). It covered the eastern half of the present District of Nicosia, what would later become the Nahiehs of Dagh and Deyirmenlik (orange on map). The western half of the present district formed the province of Pendaïa ([[Pentageia|Pendagia]]). One significant difference in the borders was that Vicomté extended closer to the sea, encroaching upon the Pentadaktylos foothills in the present [[Kyrenia District]].<ref name=Latrie148>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</ref>
During Ottoman Turkish rule, Nicosia was one of the six cazas into which the island was divided. The Caza of Nicosia, also known as the Caza of Deyirmenlik, was divided into two nahiehs - Dagh (Orini) and Deyirmenlik (Kythrea).<ref name=hill>History of Cyprus, by George Hill, Cambridge University Press, 1952, vol IV, p.7</ref> The caza was headed by a Kaimakan. When the British took control of Cyprus in 1878, these administrative units were retained. A British officer styled a Commissioner (later District Officer) was appointed for the caza of Nicosia, while the Turkish Kaimakan was initially retained with certain of his functions. <ref> Our Home in Cyprus, by Mrs. Scott-Stevenson, publ. Chapman and Hall Ltd, London, 1880; p. 73</ref> <ref> 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</ref>
[[File:Nicosia District Map 1878.jpg|thumb|right|x200px|<b>Nicosia District 1878 - 1881</b> <br>Nahiehs of Lefka and Morphou in green. Nahiehs of Dagh and Kythrea/Deyirmenlik in orange]]
[[File:Nicosia District Map 1878.jpg|thumb|right|x200px|'''Nicosia District 1878 - 1881''' <br/>Nahiehs of Lefka and Morphou in green. Nahiehs of Dagh and Kythrea/Deyirmenlik in orange]]


Under Ottoman Turkish rule, Nicosia was one of the six cazas into which the island was divided. The Caza of Nicosia, also known as the Caza of Deyirmenlik, was divided into two nahiehs - Dagh (Orini) and Deyirmenlik (Kythrea).<ref name=hill>History of Cyprus, by George Hill, Cambridge University Press, 1952, vol IV, p.7</ref> The caza was headed by a Kaimakan. When the British took control of Cyprus in 1878, these administrative units were retained. A British officer styled a Commissioner (later District Officer) was appointed for the caza of Nicosia, while the Turkish Kaimakan was initially retained with certain of his functions.<ref>Our Home in Cyprus, by Mrs. Scott-Stevenson, publ. Chapman and Hall Ltd, London, 1880; p. 73</ref><ref>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</ref>


The Nahiehs of Lefka and Morphou
The Nahiehs of Lefka and Morphou
were previously in the Caza of Kyrenia.<ref name=hill/> But by 1881, the
were previously in the Caza of Kyrenia.<ref name=hill/> But by 1881, the
Nahiehs of the Caza of Nicosia were <ref name=cen1881>Census of Cyprus 1881, pr. Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1884</ref> :
Nahiehs of the Caza of Nicosia were:<ref name=cen1881>Census of Cyprus 1881, pr. Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1884</ref>
* Lefka
* Lefka
* Morphou
* Morphou
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==Population==
==Population==


The population of Nicosia Caza or District in 1881 was as follows: <ref name=cen1881/>
The population of Nicosia Caza or District in 1881 was as follows:<ref name=cen1881/>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col"|Nahieh !!scope="col"|Population<br> 1881
!scope="col"|Nahieh !!scope="col"|Population<br/> 1881
|-
|-
|align="left"|Morphou||align="right"|11306
|align="left"|Morphou||align="right"|11306
|-
|-
|align="left"|Deyirmenlik||align="right"|24043
|align="left"|Kythrea|| align="right" |24043
|-
|-
|align="left"|Dagh||align="right"|10446
|align="left"|Dagh||align="right"|10446
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|}
|}


At the most recent census the population of the district was as follows: <ref name=cy_census>[http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/7F6BB26ED9D00A00C2257AD90055542A/$file/POP_CEN_11-POP_PLACE_RESID-EN-130913.xls Census of Cyprus 2011]</ref><ref name=tc_census>Census organised by the Turkish Cypriots in the occupied area http://www.devplan.org/Nufus-2011/nufus%20ikinci_.pdf retrieved October 2013</ref>
At the most recent census the population of the district was as follows:<ref name=cy_census>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/7F6BB26ED9D00A00C2257AD90055542A/$file/POP_CEN_11-POP_PLACE_RESID-EN-130913.xls |title=Census of Cyprus 2011 |access-date=2018-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234804/http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/7F6BB26ED9D00A00C2257AD90055542A/$file/POP_CEN_11-POP_PLACE_RESID-EN-130913.xls |archive-date=2013-12-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=tc_census>Census organised by the Turkish Cypriots in the occupied area http://www.devplan.org/Nufus-2011/nufus%20ikinci_.pdf retrieved October 2013</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!scope="col"|Area !!scope="col"|Population<br> 2011
!scope="col"|Area !!scope="col"|Population<br/> 2011
|-
|-
|align="left"|Nicosia District (Cyprus government sector)||align="right"|326980
|align="left"|Nicosia District (Cyprus government sector)||align="right"|326980
|-
|-
|align="left"|Nicosia District (Turkish sector)||align="right"|94824
|align="left"|Nicosia District (Turkish occupied sector)|| align="right" |94824
|-
|-
|align="left"|Morphou District (Turkish sector) ||align="right"|30037
|align="left"|Morphou District (Turkish occupied sector) || align="right" |30037
|-
|-
|align="left"|TOTAL ||align="right"|451841
|align="left"|TOTAL ||align="right"|451841
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Thus, the population of Nicosia District has increased eight-fold since 1881.
Thus, the population of Nicosia District has increased eight-fold since 1881.


==Settlements==
According to ''Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus'' per the Statistical Service of Cyprus (2015), Nicosia District has 12 municipalities and 162 communities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/47890E3B673F5D68C2257DBF00265E02/$file/GEO_CODES-2015.xls?OpenElement|title=Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus per the Statistical Service of Cyprus, 2015|publisher=Statistical Service of Cyprus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804200035/http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/47890E3B673F5D68C2257DBF00265E02/$file/GEO_CODES-2015.xls?OpenElement|archive-date=2018-08-04|access-date=2018-08-04}}</ref> Municipalities are written with bold.


==Settlements <ref>6th edition of the publication “Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus” (publ. Statistical Service of Republic of Cyprus)</ref> ==
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{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Agia, Cyprus|Agia]]
* [[Agia, Cyprus|Agia]]
* [[Agia Eirini, Nicosia|Agia Eirini]]
* [[Agia Eirini, Nicosia|Agia Eirini]]
* [[Agia Marina, Nicosia|Agia Marina]]
* [[Agia Marina, Nicosia|Agia Marina]]
* [[Agia Marina (Gürpınar)]]
* [[Agia Marina (Skylloura)]]
* [[Agia Varvara, Nicosia|Agia Varvara]]
* [[Agia Varvara, Nicosia|Agia Varvara]]
* [[Agioi Iliofotoi]]
* [[Agioi Trimithias]]
* [[Agioi Trimithias]]
* [[Ayios Dhometios|Agios Dometios]]
* '''[[Ayios Dhometios|Agios Dometios]]'''
* [[Agios Epifanios]]
* [[Agios Epifanios Oreinis]]
* [[Agios Epifanios Soleas]]
* [[Agios Georgios, Nicosia|Agios Georgios]]
* [[Agios Georgios, Nicosia|Agios Georgios]]
* [[Agios Georgios Lefkas]]
* [[Agios Georgios Lefkas]]
* [[Agios Ioannis (Pyrgos)]]
* [[Agios Ioannis (Pyrgos)|Agios Ioannis (Selemani)]]
* [[Agios Ioannis Malountas]]
* [[Agios Ioannis Malountas]]
* [[Agios Nikolaos Lefkas]]
* [[Agios Nikolaos Lefkas]]
* [[Agios Sozomenos]]
* [[Agios Sozomenos]]
* [[Agios Theodoros, Nicosia|Agios Theodoros]]
* [[Agios Theodoros, Nicosia]]
* [[Agios Theodoros Tilliria]]
* [[Agios Vasileios, Cyprus|Agios Vasileios]]
* [[Agios Vasileios, Cyprus|Agios Vasileios]]
* [[Aglantzia]]
* '''[[Aglandjia]]'''
* [[Agrokipia]]
* [[Agrokipia]]
* [[Agroladou]]
* [[Akaki, Cyprus|Akaki]]
* [[Akaki, Cyprus|Akaki]]
* [[Alampra]]
* [[Alampra]]
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* [[Alithinou]]
* [[Alithinou]]
* [[Alona, Cyprus|Alona]]
* [[Alona, Cyprus|Alona]]
* [[Ammadies]]
* [[Ampelikou]]
* [[Ampelikou]]
* [[Analiontas]]
* [[Analiontas]]
* [[Anageia]]
* [[Anageia]]
* [[Angolemi]]
* [[Angolemi]]
* [[Aphania, Cyprus|Aphania]]
* [[Anthoupolis]]
* [[Apliki]]
* [[Apliki]]
* [[Arediou]]
* [[Arediou]]
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* [[Astromeritis]]
* [[Astromeritis]]
* [[Avlona, Cyprus|Avlona]]
* [[Avlona, Cyprus|Avlona]]
* [[Beikioi]]
* [[Beykeuy]]
* [[Challeri]]
* '''[[Dali, Cyprus|Dali]]'''
* [[Chrysida]]
* [[Chrysiliou]]
* [[Dali, Cyprus|Dali]]
* [[Deneia]]
* [[Deneia]]
* [[Dyo Potamoi]]
* [[Dyo Potamoi]]
* [[Elia, Nicosia|Elia]]
* [[Elia, Nicosia|Elia]]
* [[Engomi]]
* '''[[Engomi]]'''
* [[Epicho]]
* [[Epicho]]
* [[Episkopeio]]
* [[Episkopeio]]
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* [[Farmakas]]
* [[Farmakas]]
* [[Fikardou]]
* [[Fikardou]]
* [[Filani]]
* [[Flasou]]
* [[Fterikoudi]]
* [[Fterikoudi]]
* [[Fyllia]]
* [[Fyllia]]
* [[Galata (Cyprus)|Galata]]
* [[Galata, Cyprus|Galata]]
* [[Galini, Cyprus|Galini]]
* [[Galini, Cyprus|Galini]]
* [[Gerakies]]
* [[Gerakies]]
* [[Geri, Cyprus|Geri]]
* '''[[Geri, Cyprus|Geri]]'''
* [[Gerolakkos]]
* [[Gerolakkos]]
* [[Gönyeli]]
* [[Gönyeli]]
* [[Gourri]]
* [[Gourri]]
* [[Kaimakli]]
* [[Kakopetria]]
* [[Kakopetria]]
* [[Kaliana]]
* [[Kaliana]]
* [[Kalo Chorio, Nicosia|Kalo Chorio]]
* [[Kalo Chorio Kapouti]]
* [[Kalo Chorio (Çamlıköy)]]
* [[Kalo Chorio Oreinis]]
* [[Kalo Chorio (Çamlıköy)|Kalo Chorio Soleas]]
* [[Kalopanagiotis]]
* [[Kalopanagiotis]]
* [[Kalyvakia, Cyprus|Kalyvakia]]
* [[Kalyvakia, Cyprus|Kalyvakia]]
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* [[Kampia, Cyprus|Kampia]]
* [[Kampia, Cyprus|Kampia]]
* [[Kampos, Cyprus|Kampos]]
* [[Kampos, Cyprus|Kampos]]
* [[Kapouti]]
* [[Kanli]]
* [[Kanli]]
* [[Kannavia]]
* [[Kannavia]]
* [[Kapedes]]
* [[Kapedes]]
* [[Kapoura]]
* [[Karavostasi]]
* [[Karavostasi]]
* [[Kataliontas]]
* [[Kataliontas]]
* [[Kato Deftera]]
* [[Kato Deftera]]
* [[Kato Flasou]]
* [[Katokopia]]
* [[Katokopia]]
* [[Kato Koutrafas]]
* [[Kato Koutrafas]]
* [[Kato Lakatamia]]
* [[Kato Moni]]
* [[Kato Moni]]
* [[Pyrgos, Cyprus|Kato Pyrgos]]
* [[Kato Pyrgos]]
* [[Kato Zodhia]]
* [[Kato Zodeia]]
* [[Katydata]]
* [[Katydata]]
* [[Kazivera]]
* [[Kazivera]]
* [[Klirou]]
* [[Klirou]]
* [[Kokkina exclave|Kokkina]]
* [[Kokkina]]
* [[Kokkinotrimithia]]
* [[Kokkinotrimithia]]
* [[Korakou]]
* [[Korakou]]
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* [[Kourou Monastiri]]
* [[Kourou Monastiri]]
* [[Kyra, Cyprus|Kyra]]
* [[Kyra, Cyprus|Kyra]]
* [[Kythrea]]
* '''[[Kythrea]]'''
* [[Lagoudera]]
* [[Lagoudera]]
* [[Latsia]]
* '''[[Lakatamia]]'''
* '''[[Latsia]]'''
* [[Lazanias]]
* [[Lazanias]]
* [[Lefka]]
* [[Lefka]]
* [[Limnitis]]
* [[Linou]]
* [[Linou]]
* [[Livadia, Nicosia|Livadia]]
* [[Livadia, Nicosia|Livadia]]
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* [[Malounta]]
* [[Malounta]]
* [[Mammari]]
* [[Mammari]]
* [[Mandres, Cyprus|Mandres]]
* [[Hamitköy|Mandres]]
* [[Mansoura, Cyprus|Mansoura]]
* [[Mansoura, Cyprus|Mansoura]]
* [[Margi]]
* [[Margi]]
* [[Margo, Nicosia|Margo]]
* [[Masari]]
* [[Masari]]
* [[Mathiatis]]
* [[Mathiatis]]
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* [[Mitsero]]
* [[Mitsero]]
* [[Mora, Cyprus|Mora]]
* [[Mora, Cyprus|Mora]]
* [[Morphou]]
* '''[[Morphou]]'''
* [[Mosfileri]]
* [[Mosfileri]]
* [[Moutoullas]]
* [[Moutoullas]]
* [[Neo Chorio, Nicosia|Neo Chorio]]
* [[Neo Chorio, Nicosia|Neo Chorio]]
* [[Nicosia]]
* '''[[Nicosia]]'''
* [[Nikitari]]
* [[Nikitari]]
* [[Nikitas]]
* [[Nikitas]]
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* [[Oikos, Cyprus|Oikos]]
* [[Oikos, Cyprus|Oikos]]
* [[Orounta]]
* [[Orounta]]
* [[Ortaköy, Nicosia|Ortaköy]]
* [[Ortakioi]]
* [[Pachyammos]]
* [[Pachyammos]]
* [[Palaichori]]
* [[Palaichori Morphou]]
* [[Palaichori Oreinis]]
* [[Palaikythro]]
* [[Palaikythro]]
* [[Palaiometocho]]
* [[Paliometocho]]
* [[Pano Deftera]]
* [[Pano Deftera]]
* [[Pano Flasou]]
* [[Pano Koutrafas]]
* [[Pano Koutrafas]]
* [[Pano Lakatamia]]
* [[Pano Pyrgos]]
* [[Pyrgos, Cyprus|Pano Pyrgos]]
* [[Pano Zodeia]]
* [[Pano Zodhia]]
* [[Pedoulas]]
* [[Pedoulas]]
* [[Pentageia]]
* [[Pentageia]]
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* [[Potami]]
* [[Potami]]
* [[Potamia, Cyprus|Potamia]]
* [[Potamia, Cyprus|Potamia]]
* [[Potamos tou Kampou]]
* [[Prastio, Nicosia|Prastio]]
* [[Prastio, Nicosia|Prastio]]
* [[Psimolofou]]
* [[Psimolofou]]
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* [[Saranti]]
* [[Saranti]]
* [[Selladi tou Appi]]
* [[Selladi tou Appi]]
* [[Selemani]]
* [[Sia, Cyprus|Sia]]
* [[Sia, Cyprus|Sia]]
* [[Sinaoros]]
* [[Sinaoros]]
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* [[Skylloura]]
* [[Skylloura]]
* [[Spilia, Cyprus|Spilia]]
* [[Spilia, Cyprus|Spilia]]
* [[Strovolos]]
* '''[[Strovolos]]'''
* [[Syrianochori]]
* [[Syrianochori]]
* [[Temvria]]
* [[Temvria]]
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* [[Trachonas]]
* [[Trachonas]]
* [[Tsakistra]]
* [[Tsakistra]]
* [[Tseri]]
* '''[[Tseri]]'''
* [[Tymvou]]
* [[Tymbou]]
* [[Variseia]]
* [[Variseia]]
* [[Voni]]
* [[Voni]]
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* [[Xerovounos]]
* [[Xerovounos]]
* [[Xyliatos]]
* [[Xyliatos]]
* [[Zodeia]]
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{{div col end}}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}


==References==
==References==
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{{Nicosia District|state=expanded}}
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Latest revision as of 03:37, 23 October 2024

For the district of Northern Cyprus, see Lefkoşa District.
Nicosia District
Επαρχία Λευκωσίας (Greek)
Lefkoşa Kazası (Turkish)
District
Location of the district in Cyprus
Location of the district in Cyprus
CountryCyprus
CapitalNicosia
Area
[1]
 • District
2,710.0 km2 (1,046.3 sq mi)
 [a]
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • District
350,824
 • Rank1st
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
 • Urban
244,200
 • Rural
~82,780
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Post code
1000-2999
Area code+357 22

The Nicosia District,[b] or simply Nicosia[c] (also Lefkosia[d] and Lefkoşa[e]), is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia. The de-facto TRNC-controlled northern part of the district is the Lefkoşa District of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

TRNC-controlled areas of the Larnaca District of the Republic of Cyprus are administered as part of Nicosia District, while western parts of the Nicosia District under de facto TRNC control are administered as part of the new Güzelyurt and Lefke Districts.[3]

History

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Under Lusignan rule, at least the latter part and then during the Venetian period, the Kingdom of Cyprus was divided into eleven provinces called in French contrées and in Italian contrade. The area around Nicosia was the province of Vicomté (literally the domain of a Viscount). It covered the eastern half of the present District of Nicosia, what would later become the Nahiehs of Dagh and Deyirmenlik (orange on map). The western half of the present district formed the province of Pendaïa (Pendagia). One significant difference in the borders was that Vicomté extended closer to the sea, encroaching upon the Pentadaktylos foothills in the present Kyrenia District.[4]

Nicosia District 1878 - 1881
Nahiehs of Lefka and Morphou in green. Nahiehs of Dagh and Kythrea/Deyirmenlik in orange

Under Ottoman Turkish rule, Nicosia was one of the six cazas into which the island was divided. The Caza of Nicosia, also known as the Caza of Deyirmenlik, was divided into two nahiehs - Dagh (Orini) and Deyirmenlik (Kythrea).[5] The caza was headed by a Kaimakan. When the British took control of Cyprus in 1878, these administrative units were retained. A British officer styled a Commissioner (later District Officer) was appointed for the caza of Nicosia, while the Turkish Kaimakan was initially retained with certain of his functions.[6][7]

The Nahiehs of Lefka and Morphou were previously in the Caza of Kyrenia.[5] But by 1881, the Nahiehs of the Caza of Nicosia were:[8]

  • Lefka
  • Morphou
  • Dagh
  • Deyirmenlik

The town of Nicosia, previously separate, came under the Nahieh of Deyirmenlik (Greek: Kythrea) in the British period.

Population

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The population of Nicosia Caza or District in 1881 was as follows:[8]

Nahieh Population
1881
Morphou 11306
Kythrea 24043
Dagh 10446
Lefka 10505
TOTAL 56300

At the most recent census the population of the district was as follows:[9][10]

Area Population
2011
Nicosia District (Cyprus government sector) 326980
Nicosia District (Turkish occupied sector) 94824
Morphou District (Turkish occupied sector) 30037
TOTAL 451841

The total figure above includes 1,599 for the communities of Melouseia, Tremetousia and Arsos in Larnaca District and Afania in Famagusta District.[10]

Thus, the population of Nicosia District has increased eight-fold since 1881.

Settlements

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According to Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus per the Statistical Service of Cyprus (2015), Nicosia District has 12 municipalities and 162 communities.[11] Municipalities are written with bold.

Notes

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  1. ^ Including de facto Northern Cyprus and UN buffer zone.
  2. ^ Greek: Επαρχία Λευκωσίας, romanized: Eparkhía Lefkosías [/éparxía lefkosías/]; Turkish: Lefkoşa Kazası
  3. ^ /ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/
  4. ^ Greek: Λευκωσία, romanized: Lefkosía; pronounced [lɛfko'siɐ]
  5. ^ Turkish: pronounced [lefkoʃa]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.cystat.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/classifications_en/classifications_en?OpenForm Cyprus Statistical Service Classifications] — Degree of Urbanization.
  2. ^ "CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 2021: PRELIMINARY RESULTS BY DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  3. ^ KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF), TRNC State Planning Organization, 6 August 2013
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ a b History of Cyprus, by George Hill, Cambridge University Press, 1952, vol IV, p.7
  6. ^ Our Home in Cyprus, by Mrs. Scott-Stevenson, publ. Chapman and Hall Ltd, London, 1880; p. 73
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ a b Census of Cyprus 1881, pr. Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1884
  9. ^ "Census of Cyprus 2011". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  10. ^ a b Census organised by the Turkish Cypriots in the occupied area http://www.devplan.org/Nufus-2011/nufus%20ikinci_.pdf retrieved October 2013
  11. ^ "Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus per the Statistical Service of Cyprus, 2015". Statistical Service of Cyprus. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

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