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Ypsonas or Ipsonas (, ), is a municipal district of the Kourion Municipality in the Limassol district of Cyprus. It is one of the largest municipalities in the district and is located about west of Limassol. Map in the municipality of ypsonas website The southern part of the municipal district is within the administrative borders of the British sovereign base area of Akrotiri - Episkopi. According to the Census of 2021 it has a population of 13,966.
Ypsonas is one of the biggest municipalities in Limassol and is situated about west of the city. The southern part of it belongs to the British sovereign base of Akrotiri and is managed by the British Police of Akrotiri.
The last decades Ypsonas is found with a variety of professional cultivations of fruit and vegetables such as for wine, orange range, carob, and lesser of other fruits. Other types of industrial productions include: , cheese industries, cement industries, manufacture of wooden furniture and packaging of agricultural products. It employs the fourth-largest employee personnel in the general area of Limassol city in Cyprus.
Many of its permanent residents work for tourism, trade, transport and services and many non-Cypriot labourers are seasonal workers in the agricultural part of Ypsonas.
The number of permanent residents grew significantly from just 3 in 1881 to 10,950 by the 2011 census. Initially, there were only 3 residents in 1881, increasing to 4 in 1892. By 1901, the population had risen to 21. In 1921, it reached 167, and by 1931, there were 256 residents. The population continued to grow, with 492 residents recorded in 1946. By 1960, the number had increased to 1,496, and in 1973, it was 2,043. The count reached 3,061 in 1982, and by 2011, there were 10,950 residents.
Although legend has it that Ypsonas was established by immigrants from another municipality in Cyprus, starting with the first individual who moved from Lofou to Ypsonas (Giorkatzis Chatzistyllis, born in 1887 in Lofou), who initially tended his lands in Ypsonas by traveling there on a donkey from Lofou seasonally, and later decided to settle permanently in the area, the history is not so straightforward. The location has existed since the medieval era, as evidenced by its name ‘Ipsonas’ on medieval maps. In 1426, the Mamluk invaded Cyprus and seized Limassol, beginning their invasion from Episkopi. This leads to the theory that Ypsonas was destroyed during the Mamluk invasion and later again during the 1570 invasion of Cyprus by Turkish ships, which attacked Limassol and reached the Kato Polemidia area near Ypsonas.
Today, Ypsonas has an economic growth due to industrial activity, the expansion of the municipality and enhancements in infrastructure.
(official page of the Ypsonas Municipality available only in Greek for now) It had become from a tiny village into a large municipality with more than 10,000 residents, and a broad range of amenities.
The municipality has decided to maintain the traditional architecture of old houses within the old city and does not allow the introduction of architectural elements that do not coincide with said style in the proximity of St. George's Church.
(official page of the Ypsonas Municipality available only in Greek for now)
Archaeology for this area is found mainly in its medieval heritage, either the very old homes in the old part of the municipality where they retain even through renovations their original character. The medieval site of Agios Sylas is known as the main archaeological attraction of the municipality.
Part of the Ypsonas municipal district belongs to the United Kingdom Sovereign Base Areas.Akrotiri and Dhekelia Google Maps showing SBA in Akrotiri that expands to Ypsonas village This area has its own separate police (the British Forces in Cyprus Police) but the number used to call them is 112, the same as in the Republic of Cyprus and all countries in the European Union. The SBA of Akrotiri that expands to parts of Ypsonas is open to access to vehicles and humans without border control and it incorporates the villages: Ypsonas, Erimi, Akrotiri, Asomatos, Avdimou, Trachoni, Fasouri, Sotira, Tserkezoi, Pissouri, Kolossi, Episkopi and Paramali.
| +Mayors of Ypsonas Municipality !Year(s) served !Name of Mayor !Ref. | ||
| 2012-2016 | ||
| 2017-2024 |
| +Deputy Mayors of Ypsonas Municipal District !Term !Name of Deputy Mayor !Ref. | ||
| 2024-current | Aleka Stylianou | |
Ypsonas has a blooming industry development. The number of people that work in industries in this area are the fourth-largest in Limassol. The main industrial factories are charcuteries, cheese and cured meat factories, saw factories, boat manufacturing factories, and wooden furniture factories as well as product and packing of fruit and vegetable products. There are since 2000s more restaurants of internationally known fast foods chains and more and supermarkets.
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