This article is about the capital of Cyprus. For the Italian commune, see Nicosia, Sicily. For other uses, see Nicosia (disambiguation). Nicosia Λευκωσία (Greek) Lefkoşa (Turkish) City From upper left: Nicosia city skyline, Ledra Street at night, courtyard of Nicosian houses, Venetian walls of Nicosia, a Nicosian door in the old town, the Buyuk Han, a quiet neighbourhood in the old town, Venetian houses, Nicosia Christmas fair, Makariou Avenue at night Flag Seal Nicosia Location of Nicosia in Cyprus Coordinates: 35°10′N 033°22′ECoordinates: 35°10′N 033°22′E Status Recognised by the international community as part of the Republic of Cyprus. Turkish Republic of Northern Cypruss claim is only recognised by Turkey.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Administered by • South Republic of Cyprus Cypriot District Nicosia Government • Cypriot Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis (Ind.) Area • City 111 km2 (43 sq mi) Elevation 220 m (720 ft) Population (south: 2011, north: 2006) • City 310,355 • Density 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) • Metro South: 239,277 North: 71,078 (South includes municipalities of Nicosia (only the south part), Agios Dometios, Egkomi, Strovolos, Aglantzia, Lakatameia, Anthoupolis, Latsia and Yeri.[8] North includes Mandres (Hamitköy), Mia Milia (Haspolat), Gönyeli (Kioneli), Gerolakkos (Alayköy) and Kanlıköy (Kanli) as well as the northern part of Nicosia[9]) Demonym Nicosian Time zone EET (UTC+2) Post code 1010–1107 Area code(s) +357 22 ISO 3166 code CY-01 Website Nicosia Municipality Nicosia (/ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/ NIK-ə-SEE-ə; Greek: Λευκωσία; IPA:[lefkoˈsi.a], Turkish: Lefkoşa) is the capital and largest city on the island of Cyprus, as well as its main business centre.[10] It is located near the centre of the Mesaoria plain, on the banks of the River Pedieos. Nicosia is the capital and seat of government of the Republic of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost capital of the EU member states. The northern part of the city functions as the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a disputed region recognised only by Turkey, which the international community recognises as Cypriot territory under Turkish occupation and has done so since the Turkish invasion in 1974. Through the years Nicosia has established itself as the islands financial capital and its main international business centre. The city was ranked in 2012 as the 5th richest city in the world in relative purchasing power.[11] In the past few years Nicosia has seen remarkable progress regarding its infrastructure with the most remarkable being the central Eleftheria square currently in progress.
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