- Lympia
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=+3postal_code_type=Postal code
official_name = Lympia
native_name = Λύμπια
|thumb|right|A satellite image of Lympia from Google Earth .] |
img_coa_
shield_size = 210px
subdivision_name1 =Nicosia District
population_total = 2268
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 =
latd = 34
latm = 59'49.42
latNS = N
longd = 33
longm = 27'41.99
longEW = E
postal_code = 2566
leader_name = Sofoklis Savva
website = http://www.lympia.com/Lympia (also spelt "Lymbia") "(Greek: Λύμπια)" is a large village in
Cyprus , located in theNicosia District . By the 2001 census it had a total population of 2,268.The name derives from the original name of the settlement "Olympia".
Lympia is well known for the Χυτά (a recycling plant) incident in 2007 when the people of Lymbia wanted to make the government move the plant further away from their village.
References
External links
* [http://www.lympia.com/ Lympia Association website]
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