Kato Polemidia ( gr, Κάτω Πολεμίδια; tr, Aşağı Binatlı) is a municipality of

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 ge ...

, located in the district of

Limassol Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...

. It has a population of 22,369 according to the 2011 census.

History

The area of Kato Polemidia has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Archaeological excavations have uncovered a Late Bronze Age necropolis, as well as archaeological remains from prehistoric times at sites called Skammata and Ufkia. In medieval sources the village is referred to as Polemidia, without dividing into Lower and Upper Polemidia. In 1986 Kato Polemidia was declared a municipality. .

Sub-divisions areas

The Municipality of Kato Polemidia, for administrative purposes, is divided into 6 districts: # Archangel Michael # Anthoupolis # Apostle Barnabas # Makarios C. # Saint Nicholas # Panagia Evangelistria

Public Health Institutions

In Kato Polemidia is situated the New State Hospital of Limassol

Sport Clubs

Sports clubs in the area are Doxa Polemidion and Hermes Polemidion.

Demographics

In 1960 Census, there were 1286 Greek Cypriots and 982 Turkish Cypriots in Kato Polemidia. During the years of

Cypriot intercommunal violence Several distinct periods of Cypriot intercommunal violence involving the two main ethnic communities, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, marked mid-20th century Cyprus. These included the Cyprus Emergency of 1955–59 during British rule, the ...

and after the collapse of the bicommunal structure of the Republic of Cyprus, Richard Patrick wrote that the village, along with Pano Polemidia, were exceptional in that they remained accessible to the Greek Cypriot population and the Greek

Cypriot National Guard , name2 = National Guard General Staff , image = Emblem of the Cypriot National Guard.svg , image_size = 100px , caption = Emblem of the National Guard of Cyprus , image2 = Flag of the ...

. The National Guard co-existed with the fighters of the

Turkish Resistance Organization The Turkish Resistance Organisation ( tr, Türk Mukavemet Teşkilatı, TMT) was a Turkish Cypriot pro- taksim paramilitary organisation formed by Rauf Denktaş and Turkish military officer Rıza Vuruşkan in 1958 as an organisation to counter th ...

, which were open with regards to their existence, but were tolerated by the National Guard so long as they did not carry weaponry. In 1974, following the ultra-nationalist Greek coup and the

Turkish invasion of Cyprus The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a Greek junta-s ...

, the population of the village fled to the Akrotiri British Base. Some of the population then fled secretly to Northern Cyprus, but most were transferred in 1975 and resettled in

Morphou Morphou ( el, Μόρφου; tr, Omorfo or ) is a town in the northwestern part of Cyprus, under the ''de facto'' control of Northern Cyprus. It is the administrative center of the Güzelyurt District of Northern Cyprus. Having been a predominan ...

. The village was repopulated by displaced Greek Cypriots from the north, who initially filled up the homes of Turkish Cypriots. As more refugees came in, they were allocated self-housing schemes in the village.

Sports

The Turkish Cypriot football club Binatlı Yılmaz S.K., now based in

, was founded in 1940. As of 2015, the club is playing in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 1st League.Northern Cyprus
Association of Football Clubs

References

Municipalities in Limassol District {{cyprus-geo-stub