Paphos District ( el, Επαρχία Πάφου, tr, Baf kazası) is one of the six districts of Cyprus and it is situated in the western part of Cyprus. Its main town and capital is Paphos. The entire district is controlled by the internationally recognized government 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 ...

. There are four municipalities in Paphos District: Paphos,

Yeroskipou Geroskipou ( el, Γεροσκήπου; tr, Yeroşibu) is a coastal village in Cyprus, east of Paphos. Its current population is approximately 7,000 and it is the second largest municipality in the Paphos District. Yeroskipou, with its remarkable ...

Peyia Peyia (also spelt ''Pegeia''; el, Πέγεια) is a town in the Paphos District of Cyprus. Pegeia is situated mainly on the steep slopes of the coastal hills inland from Coral Bay, at the southern end of the Akamas Peninsula, and it lies 14&nbs ...

, and Polis Chrysochous. The area of the district is 1,396 km², which constitutes the 15.1% of the total area of the island, and the population in 2011 was 90,295. Its coastal area is characterized by gulfs and coves, capes and points, beaches and tiny isles. The district can be divided into three morphological regions: the coastal plain, lying mainly below 200 metres, the hilly area extending from plain up to the igneous rocks of Paphos forest and the mountainous region, lying mainly on the igneous rocks of the Paphos forest. North-west of the District is the Akamas peninsula which contains a national park where the green sea turtle is a protected animal.

Settlements

According to ''Statistical Codes of Municipalities, Communities and Quarters of Cyprus'' per the Statistical Service of Cyprus (2015), Paphos District has 4 municipalities and 121 communities. Municipalities are written with bold. * Acheleia * Agia Marinouda * Agia Varvara * Agios Dimitrianos * Agios Georgios * Agios Ioannis * Agios Isidoros * Agios Nikolaos * Akoursos * Amargeti * Anadiou * Anarita * Androlykou * Argaka * Arminou * Armou * Asprogia * Axylou * Ayia Marina Chrysochous * Ayia Marina Kelokedharon * Chloraka * Choletria * Choli * Choulou * Chrysochou * Dhrousha * Drymou * Eledio *

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* Episkopi * Evretou * Faleia *

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* Fasoula * Foinikas * Fyti * Galataria * Geroskipou * Gialia * Giolou *

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* Istinjon * Kallepia * Kannaviou * Karamoullides * Kathikas * Kato Akourdhalia * Kato Arodes * Kedares * Kelokedara * Kidasi * Kilinia * Kinousa * Kissonerga * Koili * Konia * Kouklia * Kourtaka * Kritou Marottou * Kritou Terra * Lapithiou * Lasa * Lemona * Lempa * Letymvou * Livadi * Loukrounou *

Lysos Lysos ( gr, Λυσός) is a village in Cyprus, about 36 kilometres from Paphos. The population was 160 in 2001. Being the largest in area of the villages of Cyprus, Lysos covers an area of approximately 10,000 acres in the province of Paphos. Bui ...

* Makounta * Mamonia * Mamountali * Mandria * Marathounta * Maronas * Meladeia * Melandra * Mesa Chorio * Mesana *

Mesogi Mesogi ( gr, Μεσόγη) is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 5 km north of Paphos Paphos ( el, Πάφος ; tr, Baf) is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two ...

* Milia * Miliou * Mousere *

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* Nea Dimmata * Neo Chorio * Nikokleia * Pano Akourdaleia * Pano Archimandrita * Pano Arodes * Pano Panagia * Paphos * Pegeia * Pelathousa * Pentalia * Peristerona * Philousa Kelokedharon * Philousa Khrysokhous * Pitargou * Polemi * Polis, Cyprus * Pomos * Praitori * Prastio * Psathi * Salamiou *

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* Simou * Skoulli * Souskiou * Statos–Agios Fotios * Stavrokonnou * Steni * Stroumpi * Tala *

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* Theletra * Thrinia * Timi * Trachypedoula *

Tremithousa Tremithousa ( gr, Τρεμιθούσα Πάφου) is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 7 km north of Paphos. Tremithousa is located 294 m above sea level. Tremithousa is located near Mesa Chorio and Mesogi Village. Tremithous ...

Trimithousa Tremithousa Chrysochous ( el, Τρεμιθούσα Χρυσοχούς; tr, Uzunmeşe or Tremitusa) is an abandoned village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 6 km southwest of Lysos and about 11 kilometers southeast of Polis Chrysochous ...

* Tsada * Vretsia * Zacharia

References

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