Germasogeia
Germasogeia
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Interactive map outlining Germasogeia | |
Location within Cyprus Location within the Eastern Mediterranean Location within the European Union Location within Asia | |
| Coordinates: 34°43′5″N 33°5′8″E / 34.71806°N 33.08556°E | |
| Country | Cyprus |
| District | Limassol District |
| Urban area | Limassol |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kyriakos Xidias |
| Area | |
| 15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi) | |
| Population (2021) | |
| 17,325 | |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Website | Yermasoyia Municipality |
Germasogeia (Greek: Γερμασόγεια), is an eastern suburb of Limassol and a municipality in the Limassol District of Cyprus. As of 2011, Germasogeia had a population of 17,325. Its current mayor is Kyriakos Xidias. He won the local elections on 18 December 2016 as an independent candidate. During the elections, Xidias prevailed with 26.73% of the vote against 23.01% of two-term incumbent Andreas Gavrielides.
The small town was fortified in the medieval period by the Knights Templar. Germasogeia dam was built there in 1968.