Eptagoneia (Greek: Επταγώνεια) or Eftagoneia (Εφταγώνεια) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 4 km north of Kellaki.
Eptagoneia
Επταγώνεια | |
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  Eptagoneia Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′49″N 33°9′27″E / 34.84694°N 33.15750°E | |
| Country |  Cyprus |
| District | Limassol District |
| Elevation | 1,558 ft (475 m) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| • Total | 329 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Also it is located 28 km from Limassol town.
Eptagoneia is at the foot of Papoutsa and belongs to the Pitsilia geographic area and lies in a semi-mountainous area. It is near Arakapas, Kellaki, Akapnou some Limassol's villages and near Melini and Ora villages that belongs in the Larnaca district.
Etymology edit
The name of the village is a compound word which consists of two words in Greek; "epta" (επτά: meaning seven)" and "goneia" (γωνιά: meaning corner). There are two versions as to how the village got its name:[3]
- The formation of the territory of the region is characterized by many corners.
- The village had seven neighborhoods in the past.
References edit
- ^ "Eptagonia".
- ^ Census 2001
- ^ "General". Eptagoneia. Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
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