Akoursos Explained

Official Name:Akoursos
Native Name:Ακουρσός
Pushpin Map:Cyprus
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cyprus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cyprus
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Paphos District
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Unit Pref:Imperial Metric
Population As Of:2001
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:38
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.8861°N 32.4214°W
Elevation M:410
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6130

Akoursos (Ακουρσός) is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 3 km south of Kathikas. Akoursos is located at 410 metres above sea level.[2] [3] It receives approximately 650 mm of rainfall annually.[4]


Naming

The name of the village means the “running water” in the Turkish language (Akarsu), and is a product of paraphrasing by the locals in 1958.

Places Nearby

Finally, Akoursos is bordered by the tourist town of Pegia and the village of Kathikas.[5]

References

  1. http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/A5E0A9096615A568C2257122003FB72E/$file/POPULATION%20BY%20MUNICIPALITY_COMMUNITY-EN.xls?OpenElement Census 2001
  2. Web site: GeoNames.org. www.geonames.org. 2019-06-17.
  3. Web site: Forecast for Akoursos. yr.no. en-gb. 2019-07-17.
  4. Web site: Akoursos climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Akoursos weather averages - Climate-Data.org. en.climate-data.org. 2019-06-17.
  5. Web site: Akoursos - Cyprus. Cyprus. en-US. 2019-06-17.