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 |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
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.
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.
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.