Limassol District

Limassol District
Επαρχία Λεμεσού (Greek)
Limasol Kazası (Turkish)
Location of the district in Cyprus (in red)
Location of the district in Cyprus (in red)
Coordinates: 34°40′44″N 33°2′38″E / 34.67889°N 33.04389°E / 34.67889; 33.04389
CountryCyprus
CapitalLimassol
Area
 • District1,393.3 km2 (538.0 sq mi)
 [a]
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • District262,238
 • Rank2nd
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
 • Urban
198,558
 • Rural
~63,680
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Post code
3000–4999
Area code+357 25

The Limassol District,[b] or simply Limassol[c] or Lemesos,[d] is one of the six districts of Cyprus. As of 2021, it had a population of 262,238, 75,7% of which was urban[3][4] The district's capital city is Limassol. Part of the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia forms an enclave on the Akrotiri Peninsula, under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom.

The District Administration building, on Anexartisias Street
  1. ^ http://www.cystat.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/classifications_en/classifications_en?OpenForm Archived 2020-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Cyprus Statistical Service Classifications] — Degree of Urbanization.
  2. ^ "CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 2021: PRELIMINARY RESULTS BY DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ "CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 2021: PRELIMINARY RESULTS BY DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITY/COMMUNITY" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Cyprus population has grown 9.9% in a decade". Cyprus population has grown 9.9% in a decade. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.


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