Administrative divisions of Cyprus
Cyprus is divided into 5 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Cyprus
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NicosiaCapital | 224,300 |
| 2 | Lemosos | 154,000 |
| 3 | Larnaka | 48,947 |
| 4 | Paphos | 35,961 |
Nicosia is the largest urban area in Cyprus with about 224,300 people.
Terrain, 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
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
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
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.