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Agios Georgios, Famagusta

Coordinates: 35°15′20″N 33°51′41″E / 35.25556°N 33.86139°E / 35.25556; 33.86139
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Agios Georgios
Agios Georgios is located in Cyprus
Agios Georgios
Agios Georgios
Coordinates: 35°15′20″N 33°51′41″E / 35.25556°N 33.86139°E / 35.25556; 33.86139
Country (de jure) Cyprus
 • DistrictFamagusta District
Country (de facto) Northern Cyprus[1]
 • Districtİskele District
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
414
ClimateCsa

Agios Georgios (Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος "Saint George [of Spathariko]"; Turkish: Aygün, previously Ayyorgi) is a village in Cyprus, southwest of the town of Trikomo. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus.

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, Agios Georgios was inhabited exclusively by Greek Cypriots. In 1973, it had an estimated population of 464. After 1974, it was reinhabited by displaced Turkish Cypriots from the south of Cyprus and Turkish settlers from Anatolia. The latter now constitute the majority.[3] As of 2011, Agios Georgios had a population of 414.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "AGIOS GEORGIOS". Internal Displacement in Cyprus. PRIO Cyprus Centre. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2015.