Vothylakas / Derince
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Derince Βοθύλακας / Vothylakas - |
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 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (de facto)
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İskele
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| Geographic coordinates : | 35 ° 29 ′ N , 34 ° 12 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 488 (2011) | ||
Derince ( Greek Βοθύλακας Vothylakas ) is a village on the Karpas Peninsula in the north of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and is located in the İskele district of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus . In 2011 the place had 488 inhabitants.
geography
Derince is located on the Karpas peninsula, on the main road between İskele and Dipkarpaz .
history
Derince was inhabited by Greek Cypriots before the occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish forces . In the 1960 census, 509 Greek Cypriots were counted, in 1973 there were 503. They fled after the invasion of southern Cyprus.
Today Derince, which got its name from a brand of cigarettes , is inhabited by Turkish settlers who settled in the Turkish Federal State of Cyprus from Adana , Gaziantep , Mersin and Osmaniye . In 1978 there were 493 Cypriot Turks in Derince , in 2011 there were 488.
Web links
- Vothylakas or Derince , table on population development since 1831 and further information about the place
Remarks
- ↑ KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı . TRNC. August 6, 2013.