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Cyprus Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Cyprus with its 5 first-level divisions, the capital Nicosia and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Cyprus

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 5 units

Cyprus is divided into 5 first-level administrative divisions:

FamagustaLarnacaLimassolNicosiaPaphos

Largest cities in Cyprus

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1NicosiaCapital224,300
2Lemosos154,000
3Larnaka48,947
4Paphos35,961

Nicosia is the largest urban area in Cyprus with about 224,300 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Cyprus: ≈ 1,958 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for Cyprus at this map scale.

Ethnic groups in Cyprus

CIA World Factbook · 2011
Greek
98.8%other
1%unspecified
0.2%

Greek 98.8%, other 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)

Regionally, Greek is the most common ethnic group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Cyprus

CIA World Factbook · 2011
Eastern Orthodox Christian
89.1%Roman Catholic
2.9%Protestant/Anglican
2%Muslim
1.8%Buddhist
1%other
1.4%unknown
1.1%none/atheist
0.6%

Eastern Orthodox Christian 89.1%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Protestant/Anglican 2%, Muslim 1.8%, Buddhist 1%, other (includes Maronite Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, Hindu) 1.4%, unknown 1.1%, none/atheist 0.6% (2011 est.)

Regionally, Eastern Orthodox Christian is the most common religious group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Cyprus

CIA World Factbook · 2011
Greek
80.9%Turkish
0.2%English
4.1%Romanian
2.9%Russian
2.5%Bulgarian
2.2%Arabic
1.2%Filipino
1.1%other
4.3%unspecified
0.6%

Greek (official) 80.9%, Turkish (official) 0.2%, English 4.1%, Romanian 2.9%, Russian 2.5%, Bulgarian 2.2%, Arabic 1.2%, Filipino 1.1%, other 4.3%, unspecified 0.6%  (2011 est.)

Regionally, Greek is the most common language group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.