Eptagoneia

Eptagoneia (Greek: Επταγώνεια) or Eftagoneia (Εφταγώνεια) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 4 km north of Kellaki.

Eptagoneia
Επταγώνεια
Eptagoneia
Location in Cyprus
Coordinates: 34°50′49″N 33°9′27″E
Country Cyprus
DistrictLimassol District
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total329
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Also it is located 28 km from Limassol town.

Eptagoneia is at the foot of Papoutsa and belongs to the Pitsilia geographic area and lies in a semi-mountainous area. It is near Arakapas, Kellaki, Akapnou some Limassol's villages and near Melini and Ora villages that belongs in the Larnaca district.


Etymology

The name of the village is a compound word which consists of two words in Greek; "epta" (επτά: meaning seven)" and "goneia" (γωνιά: meaning corner). There are two versions as to how the village got its name:[2]

  1. The formation of the territory of the region is characterized by many corners.
  2. The village had seven neighborhoods in the past.


References
  1. Census 2001
  2. "General". Eptagoneia.


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