Lakatamia
Lakatamia | |
|---|---|
| Λακατάμια (Greek) | |
  Lakatamia Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 35°7′0″N 33°19′0″E / 35.11667°N 33.31667°E | |
| Kintra |  Cyprus |
| Destrict | Nicosia Destrict |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 40,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| http://www.lakatamia.org.cy | |
Lakatamia (Greek: Λακατάμια) is a suburb o Nicosia, Cyprus. It is locatit in Nicosia Destrict. The total population in the Lakatamia municipality wis 28,466 in 2002. Offeecially the toun is split intae twa different entities : Upper an Lawer Lakatamia (Πάνω & Κάτω Λακατάμεια)
The veelage uised tae be co-inhabitit bi Greek an Turkis Cypriots till the mid-1950s. Its name oreeginates from "alakatia" i.e. wells which wur apparently abundant in the auld veelage. Due tae the expansion o the Nicosia urban aurie, Lakatamia haes seen considerable population growthe in the past years an haes grown frae twa sma veelages intae a sizable suburb. Lakatamia Airfield, an airstrip uised bi the Cypriot Naitional Guard is locatit in the east o Lakatamia.
The current Mayor is Loukas Iatrou (syne 2007). The aurie hosts the private residence o the umwhile Greek Cypriot preses Tassos Papadopoulos.
Twin ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Lakatamia is twinned wi the follaein ceeties:
