Nicosia

Nicosia
Lefkoşa
Lefkosia
Nicosia; Lefkoşa; Lefkosia
	Skyline in Cyprus
	Flag
	Location of Nicosia in Cyprus
	Coordinates: 35°10′N 32°21′E / 35.167°N 32.350°E
Country	Cyprus
District	Nicosia District
City-state	7th century BC
Capital	10th century
Government
• Mayor	Eleni Mavrou
Population (2004)
• Total	270,000 (area under cypriot government (Greek)); 85,000 (Occupied (Turkish))
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
Website	www.nicosia.org.cy

Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia (Greek: Λευκωσία; Turkish: Lefkoşa) is the capital city and largest city of the island country of Cyprus. Nicosia is on the Pedieos (Kanlidere) river in the centre of the island. The city is the seat of government as well as the main business centre for Cyprus. Nicosia is capital of the administrative district (Nicosia District).