From the Ottoman period until 1964, the village was mixed, with a tiny Turkish Cypriot neighborhood. As can be seen from the chart above, in the Ottoman census of 1831, Christians (Greek Cypriots) constituted 91% of the population. In 1891 this percentage increased to 95%. Throughout the British period, while the Greek Cypriot population increased steadily, the Turkish Cypriot population fluctuated. After 1946, other ethnic groups such as Armenians and Maronites settled in the village, too. In 1960 there were 245 Armenians living in Aglangia. In addition, during the same period the Turkish Cypriot population began to recover, rising from 131 persons in 1946 to 316 in 1960. Thus, by 1960,, Greek Cypriots constituted 88% of the population, Turkish Cypriots 7.5%, and others 4.5%.
Displacement:
The first conflict-related displacement took place during the intercommunal disturbances of 1964. All the Turkish Cypriot inhabitants of Aglangia fled the village in January and moved to the Turkish Cypriot-controlled part of Nicosia and Hamid Mandres(039). Only one Turkish Cypriot, an elderly mukhtar, stayed in the village, while none of the displaced Turkish Cypriots returned. Currently, most of the Turkish Cypriots of Aglangia are scattered around north Cyprus, with a small pocket in Nicosia(074). After the 1974 war, the village became an important reception center for displaced Greek Cypriots arriving from the north.
Current Inhabitants:
Currently the village is mainly inhabited by its original Greek Cypriot villagers and displaced Greek Cypriots who moved there after 1974. According to the Aglangia municipality, currently at least one-third of its population is comprised of displaced families. The last census of 2001 puts the total population of the municipality at 18,953. The municipality’s current population is estimated to be around 22,000.
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