Kato Polemidia
  • Κάτω Πολεμίδια (Greek)
  • Aşağı Binatlı (Turkish)
village
Kato Polemidia is located in Cyprus
Kato Polemidia
Kato Polemidia
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 34°41′35″N 32°59′57″E / 34.69306°N 32.99917°E / 34.69306; 32.99917
Country Cyprus
DistrictLimassol District
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total22,369
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://www.polemidiamunicipal.com.cy/
Concise presentation of Kato Polemidhia

Kato Polemidia (Greek: Κάτω Πολεμίδια; Turkish: Aşağı Binatlı) is a municipality of Cyprus, located in the district of Limassol. It has a population of 22,369 according to the 2011 census.[1]

History

The area of Kato Polemidia has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Archaeological excavations have uncovered a Late Bronze Age necropolis, as well as archaeological remains from prehistoric times at sites called Skammata and Ufkia.[2] In medieval sources the village is referred to as Polemidia, without dividing into Lower and Upper Polemidia.[3]

In 1986 Kato Polemidia was declared a municipality.

Sub-divisions

The Municipality of Kato Polemidia, for administrative purposes, is divided into 6 districts:[4]

  1. Archangel Michael
  2. Anthoupolis
  3. Apostle Barnabas
  4. Makarios C.
  5. Saint Nicholas
  6. Panagia Evangelistria

Public-health institutions

In Kato Polemidia is situated the New State Hospital of Limassol [5][6]

Sport clubs

Sports clubs in the area are Doxa Polemidion and Hermes Polemidion.

Demographics

In 1960 Census, there were 1286 Greek Cypriots and 982 Turkish Cypriots in Kato Polemidia.

During the years of Cypriot intercommunal violence and after the collapse of the bicommunal structure of the Republic of Cyprus, Richard Patrick wrote that the village, along with Pano Polemidia, were exceptional in that they remained accessible to the Greek Cypriot population and the Greek Cypriot National Guard. The National Guard co-existed with the fighters of the Turkish Resistance Organization, which were open with regards to their existence, but were tolerated by the National Guard so long as they did not carry weaponry. In 1974, following the ultra-nationalist Greek coup and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the population of the village fled to the Akrotiri British Base. Some of the population then fled secretly to Northern Cyprus, but most were transferred in 1975 and resettled in Morphou. The village was repopulated by displaced Greek Cypriots from the north, who initially filled up the homes of Turkish Cypriots. As more refugees came in, they were allocated self-housing schemes in the village.[7]

Sports

The Turkish Cypriot football club Binatlı Yılmaz S.K., now based in Morphou, was founded in 1940. As of 2015, the club is playing in Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) K-PET 1st League.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Πληθυσμός που καταγράφηκε κατά φύλο, ηλικία, επαρχία, δήμο/κοινότητα και ενορία (XLS). Απογραφή πληθυσμού 2011 (in Greek). Nicosia: Στατιστική Υπηρεσία Κυπριακή Δημοκρατίας. 1 October 2011. Sheet Γ1.
  2. ↑ "WebCite query result" (PDF). www.webcitation.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2021-01-10. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ↑ "Pano Polemidia". archive.is. 2017-05-27. Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  4. ↑ . 2018-07-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20180701202336/http://www.polemidiamunicipal.com.cy/index.php/en/file/gmS1_ZLJmqmhGYAsl9Rd6A==/. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2021-01-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "Κάτω Πολεμίδια", Βικιπαίδεια (in Greek), 2020-10-21, retrieved 2021-01-10
  6. ↑ "State Health Services organization, SHSO, Ministry of Health". State Health Services Organisation. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  7. ↑ "POLEMIDIA KATO". PRIO Cyprus Displacement Center. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Northern Cyprus Archived 2015-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Association of Football Clubs


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