Agios Georgios (Greek: Άγιος Γεώργιος; Turkish: Karaoğlanoğlu) is a village located in the Kyrenia District of Cyprus, west of the town of Kyrenia. Following the 1974 invasion of Cyprus, and its subsequent illegal occupation by Turkey, it has fallen under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus. Its population in 2011 was 3,745.[2]
Agios Georgios | |
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![]() A map of Agios Georgios in Kyrenia district | |
Coordinates: 35°20′32″N 33°16′14″E / 35.34222°N 33.27056°E | |
Country (de jure) | ![]() |
• District | Kyrenia District |
Country (de facto) | ![]() |
• District | Girne District |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 3,745 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
References
edit- ^ In 1983, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus unilaterally declared independence from the Republic of Cyprus. The de facto state is not recognised by any UN state except Turkey.
- ^ a b KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF), TRNC State Planning Organization, 6 August 2013, p. 20, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013