Pyrga (Larnaca District)

Pyrga Πυργά Çamlıbel
Basic data
State :	Cyprus
District :	Larnaka
Geographic coordinates :	34 ° 56 '  N , 33 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 56 '  N , 33 ° 26'  E
Height above d. M .:	270  m
Surface:	40.5217 km²
Residents :	812 (2011)
LAU-1 code no .:	CY-03
Website:	pyrga.org/en/
new church Agia Marina (2016)

Pyrga ( Greek Πυργά , Turkish Çamlıbel ) is a place in the Larnaka district in Cyprus . At the last official census in 2011, the place had 812 inhabitants.

location

Location of the municipality in the Larnaka district

Pyrga is located in the eastern center of the island of Cyprus at an altitude of 270 meters, about 26 km south of the capital Nicosia , 15 km west of Larnaka and 42 km northeast of Limassol .

The place is located about 16 km from the Mediterranean Sea in the interior of the island east of the Troodos Mountains . It is to the east of Autobahn 1 and B1 , both of which lead from Nicosia to Limassol. The Tremithos River runs to the north . The Stavrovouni monastery is located in the area of ​​the municipality south of the village on a mountain . There are several old churches and chapels in the village itself.

Places in the vicinity are Mosfiloti in the north, Psevdas and Agia Anna in the northeast, Kalo Chorio in the east, Klavdia and Alethriko in the southeast, Anglisides , Menogeia and Kofinou in the south, Kornos in the west and Sia in the northwest.

Web links

Commons : Pyrga  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The community site (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Statistical Service. cystat.gov.cy, accessed March 24, 2019 .  (Download)