Nicosia Municipality Explained

Nicosia Municipality
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Cyprus#Mediterranean east#European_Union#Asia
Pushpin Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Cyprus##Location within the Eastern Mediterranean##Location within the European Union##Location within Asia
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Coordinates:35.1725°N 33.365°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Nicosia District
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Charalambos Prountzos (Ind.)
Total Type:Municipality
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:20.08
Elevation M:220
Population Total:56848
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2] [3] [4]
Population Rank:2nd municipality in Nicosia,[5] 3rd municipality in Cyprus
Population Demonym:Nicosian
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Post code
Area Code:22
Area Code Type:Area code

Nicosia Municipality (el|Δήμος Λευκωσίας, Dimos Lefkosias; tr|Lefkoşa Belediyesi) is the municipal government which is responsible for all the municipal duties of the southern part of Nicosia.

History

The municipal council was elected according to the Municipal Ordinance of 1882, and the District Commissioner with one Greek and one Turkish adviser undertook municipal affairs since November 1884.

In 1930, the municipal legislation which made the new corporations liable to government audit, was enacted. However, after the 1931 uprising, the municipal councils were supplemented by government appointees. The municipal elections introduced again in 1943.

Until 1958, the Town Clerk held the authority over a team of Greek and Turkish employees who undertook municipal fairs for the whole city. After 1974, it is responsible for all the municipal duties on the southern part of Nicosia.

Office

The first municipal office was at Chariklia Argirides in Nea Agora area. In 1897 the municipal offices moved to the house of Efrosini Tarsi at the Ledra Street, then moved to a place where it became called Municipality Square, then temporarily moved to a building in the cabaret of Luna Park on the Bastion Davila, overlooking Eleftheria Square in 1944.

Mayors (1959–present)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cyprus: Nicosia Urban Agglomeration (Municipalities, Communities and Quarters) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-10-04 . www.citypopulation.de.
  2. Web site: HOUSING UNITS AND POPULATION ENUMERATED BY DISTRICT AND URBAN/RURAL AREA (1.10.2021), PRELIMINARY RESULTS . 2024-10-05 . view.officeapps.live.com.
  3. Web site: HOUSING UNITS AND POPULATION ENUMERATED BY DISTRICT, MOUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY (1.10.2021), PRELIMINARY RESULTS . 2024-10-05 . view.officeapps.live.com.
  4. Web site: KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı. TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census. TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. tr. 5 November 2013. 6 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131106001538/http://www.devplan.org/Nufus-2011/nufus%20ikinci_.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 2021: PRELIMINARY RESULTS BY DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY . 2024-03-10.