Xylotymvou
Sign in to savethumb | 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Xylotymbou
- Settlement.native_name
- Ξυλοτύμπου
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Cyprus
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Cyprus
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Cyprus
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Larnaca District
- Settlement.government_type
- Community
- Settlement.leader_title
- Council president
- Settlement.leader_name
- Sotiris Kekkouris
- Settlement.population_total
- 3783
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.postal_code
- 7510
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- exclave
- Part of
- Larnaca District
- Official name
- Ξυλοτύμβου
- Country
- Cyprus
- Located in
- Larnaca District
- Population
- 3649
- Area
- 25.0515
- Elevation
- 60
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Body of water
- Mediterranean Sea
- Official website
- www.xylotymbou-cyprus.com
- Image
- Xylotymvou, Cyprus - panoramio.jpg
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- exclave of
- Larnaca District
- enclave within
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia
- Commons category
- Xylotymvou
- postal code
- 7510
- native label
- Ξυλοτύμβου
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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.
Until 1917, Xylotymbou belonged administratively to Famagusta District and since then it belongs in Larnaca District. It is located in the middle of Makrasyka, Achna, Ormidia, Dhekelia, Pyla, and Pergamos. It is a new village. Until 1821, there were no residents. The Hadjiyiorkis was one of the first inhabitants of the village. When he was married in 1840, the village had only seven houses.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Xylotymvou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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