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Trachoni, Limassol

Trachoni Ancient Greek for rugged/stony ground, is a village and municipal district of Kourion Municipality in Limassol District, Cyprus. It lies west of Limassol and near the Akrotiri Peninsula. Before the 2024 local government reform, Trachoni was a separate community; it was incorporated into Kourion Municipality on 1 July 2024.

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Village and Municipal district
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Coordinates: 34°39′30″N 32°57′41″E / 34.65833°N 32.96139°E / 34.65833; 32.96139
Country Cyprus
DistrictLimassol District
MunicipalityKourion Municipality
Incorporated into Kourion Municipality1 July 2024
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Council of Kourion
 • Deputy mayorKyriakos Christodoulou
Population
 (2021)1
 • Total
4,549
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitekourion.org

Trachoni (Greek: Τραχώνι; Turkish: Trahon) Ancient Greek for rugged/stony ground, is a village and municipal district of Kourion Municipality in Limassol District, Cyprus. It lies west of Limassol and near the Akrotiri Peninsula. Before the 2024 local government reform, Trachoni was a separate community; it was incorporated into Kourion Municipality on 1 July 2024.23

As of the 2011 census, Trachoni had a population of 3,952.4 Prior to 1974, the village was inhabited by both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, with Greek Cypriots forming the majority.5

Local government

Following the 2024 local government reform in Cyprus, Trachoni became one of the nine municipal districts of Kourion Municipality. It is represented in the municipality by a deputy mayor and elected municipal councillors.2

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References

  1. "Population Enumerated by District, Municipality/Community, Sex and Age 1.10.2021". CYSTAT-DB. Statistical Service of Cyprus. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  2. "Lemesos District". Ένωση Δήμων Κύπρου. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
  3. "Αρχική". Δήμος Κουρίου (in Greek). 2026-05-22. Retrieved 2026-06-06.
  4. "Population - Place of Residence, 2011". Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT). 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
  5. "TRACHONI". Internal displacement in Cyprus. PRIO Cyprus Centre. Retrieved 17 November 2014.