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| Under Byzantine rule, Kyrenia was one of the six districts into which the island was divided. During the ] period Kyrenia was an important settlement, Today it is divided into Kyrenia, Lefka and Morphou.<ref name=hill>History of Cyprus, by George Hill, Cambridge University Press, 1952, vol IV, p.7</ref> When the British took control of Cyprus in 1878, these administrative units were retained. |
Under Byzantine rule, Kyrenia was one of the six districts into which the island was divided. During the ] period Kyrenia was an important settlement, Today it is divided into Kyrenia, Lefka and Morphou.<ref name=hill>History of Cyprus, by George Hill, Cambridge University Press, 1952, vol IV, p.7</ref> When the British took control of Cyprus in 1878, these administrative units were retained. | ||
| The population had grown to 31,015 (Greek 79%, Turkish 14%, Maronite 6%).<ref name=cen1960_4>Census of Population and Agriculture 1960, pub.Printing Office of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicosia, 1960; Vol.1, Table IV</ref> The Maronite population was almost entirely located in the villages of ], ] and ]. | The population had grown to 31,015 (Greek 79%, Turkish 14%, Maronite 6%).<ref name=cen1960_4>Census of Population and Agriculture 1960, pub.Printing Office of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicosia, 1960; Vol.1, Table IV</ref> The Maronite population was almost entirely located in the villages of ], ] and ]. | ||
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Kyrenia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is Kyrenia (Template:Lang-el; Template:Lang-tr). It is the smallest of Cyprus' districts, and is the only one controlled in its entirety by the Turkish-occupied area, 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 Northern Cyprus' control, which are variously partitioned into five of its six districts, the boundaries of Cyprus' 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 Byzantine rule, Kyrenia was one of the six districts into which the island was divided. During the Ancient Greek period Kyrenia was an important settlement, Today it is divided into Kyrenia, Lefka and Morphou. When the British took control of Cyprus in 1878, these administrative units were retained.
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
References
- 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 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. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
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