Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | Germasogeia |
Pushpin Map: | Cyprus |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Cyprus |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Cyprus |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Limassol District |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Kyriakos Xidias |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 17325 |
Coordinates: | 34.7181°N 33.0856°W |
Website: | Yermasoyia Municipality |
Germasogeia (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γερμασόγεια) is an eastern suburb of Limassol and a municipality in the Limassol District of Cyprus., Germasogeia had a population of 17,325.[1] Its current mayor is Kyriakos Xidias. He won the local elections on 18 December 2016 as an independent candidate. During the elections, Xidias prevailed with 26.73% of the vote against 23.01% of two-term incumbent Andreas Gavrielides.[2]
The small town was fortified in the medieval period by the Knights Templar. Germasogeia dam was built there in 1968.
Germasogeia is twinned with:
This twin town is associated with Germasogeia.