Communities in Larnaca District

Larnaca, also spelled Larnaka, is a city on the southeast coast of Cyprus and the capital of the Larnaca District. With a district population of 155,000 in 2021, it is the third largest city in the country after Nicosia and Limassol.

Pyla ( (); ) is a village in Larnaca District, Cyprus. It is one of only four villages located within the United Nations Buffer Zone, the other three being Athienou, Troulloi and Deneia. Pyla is located in the eastern part of the island, adjacent to the British Sovereign Base Area of Dhekelia. From a legal point of view, it is administered as all other areas controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus, but policed by UN peacekeepers.

thumb | right | alt=A3 near Xylotymvou, Overlooking Pyla, Cyprus | A3 near Xylotymvou, Overlooking Pyla, Cyprus Xylotymbou ( [] or ) is a small town in Larnaca District in south-eastern Cyprus. It is one of the four enclaves surrounded by the Eastern Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory, administered as a Sovereign Base Area. The others are the village of Ormidhia and two separate parts of Dhekelia Power Station. It is administered by the internationally recognized government of Cyprus, the Republic of Cyprus.

Ormideia (, , ), sometimes also spelled Ormidhia, is a village in Larnaca District in south-eastern Cyprus. It is one of the four exclaves surrounded by the Eastern Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory administered as a Sovereign Base Area. The others are the village of Xylotymbou and two separate parts of Dhekelia Power Station. It is administered by the Republic of Cyprus. Its population in 2011 was 4,189.

Tremetousia ( []; or ) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, east of Athienou. It is one of only four villages in the district under the control of Northern Cyprus, the other three being Arsos, Melouseia and Pergamos.

Voroklini (Greek: Βορόκληνη), more commonly known by its unofficial name Oroklini (Ορόκλινη), is a village in Larnaca District, Cyprus. Situated to the northeast of Larnaca, its population in 2011 was 6,134. The village houses residents from both Cyprus and abroad, with British citizens by far making up the largest percentage of its foreign-born population.

Xylofagou (; ) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, situated close to the A3 motorway between Paralimni and the British military base Dhekelia.

thumb | 220x124px | right | Map of Zygo in relation to Larnaca District Zygi (; ) is a small village on the south coast of Cyprus, between Limassol and Larnaca. Before 1974, Zygi had a mixed Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot population.

Melouseia (; ) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, about east of Athienou. It is one of four villages in the district under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus, the other three being Arsos, Pergamos and Tremetousia.

village in Cyprus

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

Tochni (; or ) is a village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, about halfway between the cities of Larnaca and Limassol. Prior to 1974, Tochni had a mixed Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot population. In August 1974, 85 Turkish Cypriot inhabitants of this village and of neighboring villages were massacred by Greek Cypriots in response to the Turkish invasion of the island. Later that month, the remaining Turkish residents of Tochni were evacuated using coaches and UN military vehicles. The evacuation was carried out by 7 Sqn RCT then serving with the UN at camp UNFICYP Nicosia.

human settlement

Troulloi or Troulli ( []) is a village in the Larnaca District, Cyprus. It is one of only four villages located within the United Nations Buffer Zone, the other three being Pyla, Athienou and Deneia. In 2011 Troulloi had a population of 1,175 people according to the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, 2014-04-17. The village's patron saint is Άγιος Μάμας (Saint Mamas), celebrated on 2 September each year.

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

thumb | 220x124px | right | Alethriko in Larnaca District.

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

thumb | right | alt=Map of Larnaca District highlighting Mazotos. | Mazotos, Larnaca District.

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

Kalavasos (; ) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 6 km north of Zygi, on the river Vasilikos. In its vicinity, there are copper mines.

Kofinou (; or ) is a village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus. It is situated where the roads from Nicosia, Larnaca and Limassol trisected, prior to the by-pass built in the 1990s.

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

Anafotia ( or Αναφωτία; ) is a village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, west of Larnaca. In 1994, the official name of the village became Anafotida (), following a decision by the then-government of Cyprus to make the names of villages on the island more Greek. However, locally the village is still referred to as Anafotia.

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

Tersefanou () is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 2 northwest of Kiti.

thumb | right | alt=Klavdia in Larnaca District | Klavdia in Larnaca District Klavdia (; or ) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located west of Larnaca. Prior to the 1974 Turkish Invasion of Cyprus and consequent displacement, the village was inhabited solely by Turkish Cypriots.

Skarinou (, ) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 4 km west of Kofinou.

Mosfiloti (, ) is a village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus. The village is named after the Mosfilo, a variety of White Hawthorn making a delicious jelly, which grows abundantly in the region.

Pervolia (; ), also spelled Perivolia (), is a village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus.

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

thumb | right | Psevdas in Larnaca District.

thumb | right | alt=Map showing Kivisili in the Larnaca District | Kivisili (green) in Larnaca District (yellow) Kivisili (; or ) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located south of Alethriko. Prior to 1974, it was inhabited solely by Turkish Cypriots. , Kivisili had a population of 233.

Odou () is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, 8 km northwest of Ora. Its population in 2011 was 213.

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

Avdellero ( []) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 8 km south of Athienou. It has a ridge situated to the North of it which can be flown by Paraglider and Hang glider.

Psematismenos (; ) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 2 km northwest of Maroni.

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

Melini () is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, 4 km west of Ora. Its population in 2011 was 59.

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

Anglisides () is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 4 km north of Anafotida and 20 km southwest of Larnaca.

Vavla () is a small village and a municipal district of Lefkara Municipality in Larnaca District, Cyprus. Its population in 2011 was 52.

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

Vavatsinia () is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, east of Agioi Vavatsinias. Its population in 2011 was 81. alt=A Sign from the Village of Vavatsinia. 2 Tourist children are next to it.|thumb|A Sign from the Village of Vavatsinia. 2 Tourist children are next to it.

community in Larnaca District, Republic of Cyprus

Menogeia (; or ) is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 2 km west of Anglisides. In 2011, it had a population of 50.

Delikipos () is a village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located west of Kornos.

Lageia ( ; ) is a small village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, 7 km west of Pano Lefkara. Its population in 2011 was 28.

thumb | 220x124px | right | alt= Map of the Larnaca District | Map of Softades in the Larnaca District

Aplanta (; ) is an abandoned village in the Larnaca District of Cyprus, located 4 km south of Anglisides. Aplanta was inhabited exclusively by Turkish Cypriots; in 1960, they numbered 55. Due to the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64 they fled to Kivisili in December 1963. After the 1974 Turkish invasion and subsequent partition of the island, most moved to Limnia.

Petrofani (; ) is an abandoned village in central Cyprus. It is located in the Larnaca District and is about 2.5 kilometers southwest of Athienou. Petrofani is close to the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus. Prior to the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the village was inhabited by Turkish Cypriots.

village in Northern Cyprus

quarter of Larnaca Municipality