Tseri

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type=Country
subdivision_name=Cyprus
subdivision_type1=District
leader_title=Mayor

timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3

postal_code_type=Postal code

official_name = Tseri
native_name =Tσέρι


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shield_size = 210px
subdivision_name1 = Nicosia District
population_total = 5287
population_as_of = 2001 ["Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus", 2001 Population Census, MS Excel document [http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/A5E0A9096615A568C2257122003FB72E/$file/POPULATION%20BY%20MUNICIPALITY_COMMUNITY-EN.xls?OpenElement] ]

elevation_m = 277
latd = 35
latm = 04
latNS = N
longd = 33
longm = 19
longEW = E
postal_code = 2480
leader_name = Alkiviades Constantinou
website = http://www.tseri.org/

Tseri (also known as Seri or Xeri) is a village in Cyprus to the south of the Cypriot capital, Nicosia. The region had a population about of 300 people before 1974 but at nowadays the populetion is approximately 9,000 people. Its inhabitants are known as "Tseriotis" or "Tserkotis" for males and "Tseriotissa" or "Tserkotissa" for females.

As of 2007, the president of the community council of the village is Alkiviadis Konstantinou.

The nearest airport is in the city of Larnaca.

Famous residents include poet Theodosis Pierides (1908–1968) , rally driver Grigoris Nicolaou (Mitzis) with EVO VIII (1983-), bodybuilder Alexis Papanicolaou (Lytsos), and football player Andreas Zakis El-Sheikh (1982-).

References

* http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CY/4/Xeri.html
* http://www.tseri.org/english/istoria.shtm