Agios Athanasios ( el, Άγιος Αθανάσιος) is an independent municipality of
Cyprus located in the
Limassol District. Located 3km (1.86 mi) away from the district's capital,
Limassol, and named after the
Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius I of Alexandria, ; cop, ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ or Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲁ̅; (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, ...
, it functions as a suburb of the city.
History
Agios Athanasios was founded as a minor agricultural settlement and followed a huge refugee immigration boom after the
1974 Turkish invasion. It is estimated that around 6,000 refugees are settled in the city. The municipality serves as the industrial area of the
Limassol District.
Mayors
* 1986 - 1996: Phidias Diamantis
* 1996 - 2016: Kyriakos Chatzittofi
* 2016 - Present: Marinos Kyriakou
References
{{Limassol District
Municipalities in Limassol District