Lapathos, Cyprus Explained

Lapathos
Pushpin Map:Cyprus
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cyprus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Cyprus
Subdivision Type1: • District
Subdivision Name1:Famagusta District
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Type3: • District
Subdivision Name3:İskele District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:514
Coordinates:35.2686°N 33.825°W

Lapathos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: (το) Λάπαθος; Turkish: Boğaziçi "Bosphorus" or Turkish: Lapatos) is a small village in Cyprus, between Lefkoniko and Trikomo. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Before 1974, Lapathos was inhabited both by Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. In 1973, the population of Lapathos was an estimated 661: 435 Greek and 228 Turkish Cypriots. All Greek Cypriots were displaced the following year. Sometime later, Turkish nationals from Çarşamba were settled in Lapathos.[2] As of 2011, it had a population of 514.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı . TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census . Northern Cyprus State Planning Organization . 6 August 2013 . tr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106001538/http://www.devplan.org/Nufus-2011/nufus%20ikinci_.pdf . 6 November 2013 .
  2. Web site: LAPATHOS. Internal Displacement in Cyprus. PRIO Cyprus Centre. 14 January 2015.