Lefkoniko
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Municipality | |
 The main square of the town | |
  Lefkoniko | |
| Coordinates: 35°15′36″N 33°43′54″E / 35.26000°N 33.73167°E | |
| Country (de jure) |  Cyprus |
| • District | Famagusta District |
| Country (de facto) |  Northern Cyprus[1] |
| • District | Gazimağusa District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hasan Öztaş[2] (in Lefkoniko) Zina Lisandrou Panagidi (in exile) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,253 |
| • Municipality | 2,380 |
| Website | Turkish Cypriot municipality |
Lefkoniko (Greek: Λευκόνοικο; Turkish: Lefkonuk or Geçitkale) is a town in the Mesaoria Plain under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus, claimed by Cyprus. Lefkoniko is the birthplace of Cypriot national poet Vasilis Michaelides and is known for its lace.
Geçitkale Air Base of the Turkish Air Force is near Lefkoniko.
- ^ In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.
- ^ [1] Hasan Öztaş Bir Kez Daha Seçildi
- ^ "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF) (in Turkish). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013.