![Northern Cyprus Girne district](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Northern_Cyprus_Girne_district.svg)
Girne District ( tr, Girne İlçesi) is one of six
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...
. It is divided between two sub-districts: Girne Sub-district and the Çamlıbel Sub-district. Its capital is
Kyrenia
Kyrenia ( el, Κερύνεια ; tr, Girne ) is a city on the northern coast of Cyprus, noted for its historic harbour and castle. It is under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus.
While there is evidence showing that the wider region ...
, also known by its
Turkish name, as Girne. Its population was 73,577 in the 2011 census. Its Governor is Mehmet Envergil.
It has the same boundaries as the
Kyrenia District
Kyrenia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is Kyrenia ( el, Κερύνεια; tr, Girne). It is the smallest of Cyprus' districts, and is the only one controlled in its entirety by the unrecognised de facto state o ...
of Cyprus, a distinct political entity and local government-in-exile which claims the same territory. Girne District is the only district of the Cyprus that is fully taken by Northern Cyprus.
![Girne - panoramio (4)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Girne_-_panoramio_%284%29.jpg)
See also
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Districts of Cyprus
Cyprus is divided into six districts ( gr, επαρχίες; tr, kaza), whose capitals share the same name. The districts are subdivided into municipalities and communities. The districts of Cyprus are listed in the table below.
Note: Nor ...
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Districts of Northern Cyprus
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References
Districts of Northern Cyprus
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