Hamitköy is an affluent northern suburb of North Nicosia in

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

. Hamitköy is under the ''de facto'' control 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 ...

, and, since 2008, it has been under the jurisdiction of the

Nicosia Turkish Municipality Nicosia Turkish Cypriot Municipality ( tr, Lefkoşa Türk Belediyesi) is the governing body of North Nicosia province of TRNC. It was established in 1958 and was recognized by Article 173 of the Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus. After 1974 a ...

. As of 2011, Hamitköy had a population of 5,338. Prior to its urbanisation, it was better known as Mandres ( el, Μάντρες) or Hamit Mandres ( el, Χαμίτ Μάντρες, links=no).

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Communities in Nicosia District Populated places in Lefkoşa District Suburbs of Nicosia {{cyprus-geo-stub