Gazimağusa District

Location of Gazimağusa District within Northern Cyprus.

Gazimağusa District (Turkish: Gazimağusa ilçesi; Greek: Επαρχία Γκαζιμαγούσα or Επαρχία Αμμοχώστου) is a district of the de facto state of Northern Cyprus It is divided into three sub-districts: Mağusa Sub-district, Akdoğan Sub-district and Geçitkale Sub-district.[1] Its capital is Famagusta (Turkish: Gazimağusa).

Its population was 69,838 in the 2011 census.[2] The current Governor is Özden Keser.[3] İskele District was separated from Gazimağusa (Famagusta) District in 1998.

Famagusta streets at night.

See also

References

  1. ^ TRNC Census 2006 Archived January 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (TRNC State Planning Organization) Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  2. ^ "District population census 2011" (PDF). 14 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  3. ^ {{[https://www.mykibris.com/kktc/haber/girne-kaymakami-degisti-gazimagusaya-yeni-kaymakam-atandi-28830 |date=2023-27-04 }} (MYKıbrıs) Retrieved 2011-05-21.

35°12′N 33°45′E / 35.200°N 33.750°E / 35.200; 33.750