Strovolos
Στρόβολος (Greek) | |
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Location within Cyprus Location within the Eastern Mediterranean Location within the European Union Location within Asia | |
Coordinates: 35°08′38″N 33°20′37″E / 35.144001549896814°N 33.343571034625°E | |
Country | Cyprus |
District | Nicosia District |
Urban area | Nicosia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Stavros Stavrinides |
Area | |
25.29 km2 (9.76 sq mi) | |
Population (2021)[2] | |
71,123 | |
• Rank | 2nd municipality in Cyprus, 1st municipality in Nicosia[3] |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | strovolos.org.cy |
Strovolos (Greek: Στρόβολος; Turkish: Strovolos; Armenian: Ստրովոլոս) is a municipality in the Nicosia district. It is a part of the Nicosia urban area. With a population of 71,123,[4] it is the second most populated municipality in Cyprus, after Limassol, and the most populated municipality in the Nicosia District. It was established in 1986.
Strovolos now covers approximately 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi), and is divided into six quarters: Apostolos Varnavas kai Ayios Makarios, Ayios Demetrios, Ayios Vasilios, Chryseleousa, Ethnomaryras Kyprianos, and Stavros.