| Yermasoyia Γερμασόγεια |
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Yermasoyia
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Cyprus |
| District | Limassol District |
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| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,535 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | http://www.yermasoyia.org/ |
Yermasoyia (Greek: Γερμασόγεια, also transliterated as Germasogeia) is a municipality of the Limassol District of the island of Cyprus. Its current mayor is Andreas Gavrielides, elected in 2008 with the backing of the DISY party.[2]
The village was fortified in the medieval period by the Knights Templar. Yermasoyia dam was built there in 1968.
Yermasoyia is twinned with: