Amathounta

Amathounta Municipality Δήμος Αμαθούντας
Municipality
Country	Cyprus
District	Limassol District
Founded and established	1 July 2024
Named after	Amathus
Government
• Body	Municipal Council of Amathounta
• Mayor	Kyriakos Xydias
• Deputy Mayors	List Marinos Kyriakou Christos Papamichail Iraklis Irakleous Nikos Nikolaidis Chrystalla Anaiti Neofytos Pafitis Marios Rotis Christos Champou
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	42,976
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	agiosathanasios.org.cy

Amathounta Municipality (Greek: Δήμος Αμαθούντας) is a municipality located in the Limassol District of Cyprus. Headquartered in Agios Athanasios, it is composed of eight Municipal Districts: Agios Athanasios, Germasogeia, Agios Tychonas, Akrounta, Mathikoloni, Mouttagiaka, Foinikaria, and Armenochori.^[2]

Formation

As a result of Local Government Reform, and due to entry into force on 1 July 2024 of the three laws of new operating framework of Local Government: Municipalities Law, Communities (Amending) Law and the Law on District Local Government Organisations; the former municipalities of Agios Athanasios and Germasogeia, and the former communities of Agios Tychonas, Akrounta, Mathikoloni, Mouttagiaka, Foinikaria, and Armenochori were consolidated into Amathounta Municipality (unofficially Municipality of East Limassol) that was founded and established the same day.^[3][4]

Government

The Municipality is governed by the 25-member Municipal Council of Amathounta and it consists of the incumbent mayor Kyriakos Xydias, the deputy mayors of Agios Athanasios, Germasogeia, Agios Tychonas, Akrounta, Mathikoloni, Mouttagiaka, Foinikaria and Armenochori, and the Municipal Councilors.^[5][6][7]

References

1. "Population Enumerated by District, Municipality/Community, Sex and Age 1.10.2021". Statistical Service. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
2. "20 Νέοι Δήμοι" [20 New Municipalities]. Ministry of Interior of Cyprus (in Greek). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
3. "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ – Για επαναλειτουργία ταμείων νέου δήμου στις 2.7.2024" [ANNOUNCEMENT – For the reopening of new municipality funds on 2.7.2024]. Agios Athanasios Municipality (in Greek). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
4. "Αυτοί είναι οι 20 νέοι Δήμοι – Ψηφίστηκε η μεταρρύθμιση" [These are the 20 new Municipalities – The reform was voted on]. Phileleftheros (in Greek). 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 30 Jul 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
5. "Επαρχία Λεμεσού - Ένωση Δήμων Κύπρου" [Lemesos District - Union of Cyprus Municipalities]. Union of Cyprus Municipalities (in Greek). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
6. "Ανέλαβαν καθήκοντα ο δήμαρχος και το Δημοτικό Συμβούλιο Αμαθούντας" [The mayor and the Municipal Council of Amathunta took office]. elemesos.com (in Greek). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
7. "Municipal Elections 2024 Deputy Mayors Official Results". Ministry of Interior (Cyprus). Retrieved 23 August 2025.