Mia Milia

Mia Milia
Mia Milia
Coordinates: CY 35°12′17.77″N 33°25′17.34″E / 35.2049361°N 33.4214833°E / 35.2049361; 33.4214833Coordinates: CY 35°12′17.77″N 33°25′17.34″E / 35.2049361°N 33.4214833°E / 35.2049361; 33.4214833
Country  Cyprus
  District Nicosia District
Country (controlled by)  Northern Cyprus
  District Lefkoşa District
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 4,204

Mia Milia (Greek: Μια Μηλιά or Μία Μηλιά, literally 'One Apple tree', Turkish: Haspolat) is an industrialised village and an eastern suburb of North Nicosia. Mia Milia is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus and functions as a separate municipality. The Cyprus International University and the new Nicosia bi-communal water treatment plant are located within its boundaries.

In 1973, Mia Milia had an all-Greek Cypriot population of 1,381. As of 2011, it had a population of 4,204, comprising Turkish Cypriots and Turkish nationals. Migrant workers have set up a shanty town near the industrial area.[2]

References

  1. "KKTC 2011 Nüfus ve Konut Sayımı" [TRNC 2011 Population and Housing Census] (PDF). TRNC State Planning Organization. 6 August 2013. p. 16.
  2. "MIA MILIA". Internal Displacement in Cyprus. PRIO Cyprus Centre. Retrieved 20 October 2014.


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