Latsia
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Latsia ( []) is a municipality on the south east outskirts of Nicosia, Cyprus, is today one of the city's largest suburbs. It hosts the new Nicosia General Hospital, the new GSP Stadium and the Mall of Cyprus. Latsia has seen a great increase of population right after the Turkish invasion of the island and it became the home of many refugees since refuge housing was developed there. The population in 2011 has reached 16,774 people. Since 2024, after Local government reform, Latsia has been included in the newly created Latsia-Geri Municipality.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Latsia is referenced by 193 other articles, and connects out to Asia, Cyprus and European Union.
The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Municipalities in Nicosia District and Suburbs of Nicosia.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Latsia
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 12
- Settlement.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe point
- none
- Settlement.image_seal
- Latsia.png
- Settlement.map_caption1
- Interactive map outlining Latsia
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cyprus#Mediterranean east#European_Union#Asia
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- y
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Cyprus##Location within the Eastern Mediterranean##Location within the European Union##Location within Asia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nicosia District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Urban area
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nicosia
- Settlement.total_type
- Latsia
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Λατσιά
- Population
- 16774
- Area
- 16.272
- Official website
- www.latsia.org.cy
- Image
- University of Cyprus in Nicosia capital of the Republic of Cyprus 4.jpg
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- Commons category
- Latsia
- native label
- Λατσιά
- postal code
- 2238
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Encyclopedic overview
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Latsia ( []) is a municipality on the south east outskirts of Nicosia, Cyprus, is today one of the city's largest suburbs. It hosts the new Nicosia General Hospital, the new GSP Stadium and the Mall of Cyprus. Latsia has seen a great increase of population right after the Turkish invasion of the island and it became the home of many refugees since refuge housing was developed there. The population in 2011 has reached 16,774 people. Since 2024, after Local government reform, Latsia has been included in the newly created Latsia-Geri Municipality.
There is a statue of the town's local hero, the country's born and raised favorite artist George Michael. Several times, George Michael visited the statue as the statue is of great proportions.thumb|center|414x414px
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Latsia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations