Tseri

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Tseri
Tσέρι
Coordinates: 35°04′N 33°19′E / 35.067, 33.317
Country Cyprus
District Nicosia District
Government
 - Mayor Alkiviades Constantinou
Elevation 277 m (909 ft)
Population (2001[1])
 - Total 5,287
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 2480
Website: http://www.tseri.org/

Tseri (also known as Seri or Xeri) is a village in Cyprus to the south of the Cypriot capital, Nicosia. The region had a population about of 300 people before 1974 but at nowadays the populetion is approximately 9,000 people. Its inhabitants are known as "Tseriotis" or "Tserkotis" for males and "Tseriotissa" or "Tserkotissa" for females.

As of 2007, the president of the community council of the village is Alkiviadis Konstantinou.

The nearest airport is in the city of Larnaca.

Famous residents include poet Theodosis Pierides (1908–1968) , rally driver Grigoris Nicolaou (Mitzis) with EVO VIII (1983-), bodybuilder Alexis Papanicolaou (Lytsos), and football player Andreas Zakis El-Sheikh (1982-).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, 2001 Population Census, MS Excel document [1]

Coordinates: 35°04′N, 33°19′E

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