The Nicosia District, or simply Nicosia (also Lefkosia and Lefkoşa ), 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.
10-890: 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 . 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
20-543: A Commissioner (later District Officer) was appointed for the caza of Larnaca, while the Turkish Kaimakan was initially retained with certain of his functions. Some northern parts of the present District were at that time included in Famagusta District, namely Arsos, Athienou, Melousia, Troulli, Tremetousia and Pergamos. At the first British Census Larnaca District (i.e. both the caza and nahieh) had
30-676: A Commissioner (later District Officer) was appointed for the caza of Nicosia, while the Turkish Kaimakan was initially retained with certain of his functions. The Nahiehs of Lefka and Morphou were previously in the Caza of Kyrenia. But by 1881, the Nahiehs of the Caza of Nicosia were: The town of Nicosia, previously separate, came under the Nahieh of Deyirmenlik (Greek: Kythrea) in the British period. The population of Nicosia Caza or District in 1881
40-417: A population of 155,753 , of which 58,1% was urban. During Turkish rule, Larnaca was one of the six cazas into which the island was divided. Cazas were subdivided into nahiehs, but in the case of Larnaca there was only one, which was coterminous with the caza. 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
50-509: Is one of the six districts of Cyprus . Its capital is Larnaca . It is bordered on the east by Famagusta District , on the north by Nicosia District and on the west by Limassol District . A small part of the district was occupied by the Turkish army in 1974 , and most of the occupied part is now de facto administered as part of Northern Cyprus 's Lefkoşa District , with the remaining area near Pergamos being de facto administered by
60-542: The Gazimağusa District . The communities of Melouseia, Tremetousia and Arsos lie in the occupied zone, while the municipal/community areas of Athienou, Troulloi and Pergamos are partially occupied. Located in the district are Larnaca International Airport , the island's primary airport, and the Hala Sultan Tekke and the towns of Larnaca, Aradippou, Athienou and Lefkara. In 2021, Larnaca District had
70-501: The Statistical Service of Cyprus (2015), Nicosia District has 12 municipalities and 162 communities. Municipalities are written with bold. 35°04′N 33°12′E / 35.067°N 33.200°E / 35.067; 33.200 Larnaca District 34°53′N 33°28′E / 34.883°N 33.467°E / 34.883; 33.467 The Larnaca District , or simply Larnaca (also Larnaka ),
80-412: The present Kyrenia District . 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). 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
90-487: Was as follows: At the most recent census the population of the district was as follows: The total figure above includes 1,599 for the communities of Melouseia, Tremetousia and Arsos in Larnaca District and Afania in Famagusta District . Thus, the population of Nicosia District has increased eight-fold since 1881. According to Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus per
100-545: 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
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