Eptagoneia
Eptagoneia (Greek: Επταγώνεια) or Eftagoneia (Εφταγώνεια) is a village in the Limassol District of Cyprus, located 4 km north of Kellaki.
Eptagoneia Επταγώνεια | |
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  Eptagoneia Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′49″N 33°9′27″E | |
| Country |  |
| District | Limassol District |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 329 |
| Time zone | UTC+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]:
- The formation of the territory of the region is characterized by many corners.
- The village had seven neighborhoods in the past.
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References
- Census 2001
- "General". Eptagoneia.
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