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Nicosia District

Coordinates: 35°04′N 33°12′E / 35.067°N 33.200°E / 35.067; 33.200
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For the district of Northern Cyprus, see Lefkoşa District.
Map of Cyprus showing Nicosia district (bright red).

Nicosia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia. The 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 TRNC control are administered as part of the new Güzelyurt and Lefke Districts.[1]


History

During Ottoman Turkish rule, Nicosia was one of the six cazas into which the island was divided. The Caza of Nicosia was divided into two nahiehs.[2] 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. [3] [4]

The Nahiehs of Lefka and Dagh were previously in the Casa of Kyrenia.[2] But by 1881, the Nahiehs of the Caza of Nicosia were [5] :

  • Lefka
  • Morphou
  • Dagh
  • Deyirmenlik

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

Population

The population of Nicosia Caza or District in 1881 was as follows: [5]

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

At the most recent census the population of the district was as follows: [6][7]

Area Population
2011
Nicosia District (Cyprus government sector) 326980
Nicosia District (Turkish sector) 94824
Morphou District (Turkish 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.[7]

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


Settlements [8]

References

  1. ^ KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF), TRNC State Planning Organization, 6 August 2013
  2. ^ a b History of Cyprus, by George Hill,vol IV,p.7
  3. ^ Our Home in Cyprus, by Mrs. Scott-Stevenson, publ. Chapman and Hall Ltd, London, 1880; p. 73
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ a b Census of Cyprus 1881, pr. Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1884
  6. ^ Census of Cyprus 2011
  7. ^ a b Census organised by the Turkish Cypriots in the occupied area http://www.devplan.org/Nufus-2011/nufus%20ikinci_.pdf retrieved October 2013
  8. ^ 6th edition of the publication “Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus” (publ. Statistical Service of Republic of Cyprus)


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