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Tsada Τσάδα Tsadha | |
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  Tsada Location in Cyprus | |
| Coordinates:34°50′8″N32°28′29″E / 34.83556°N 32.47472°E /34.83556; 32.47472 | |
| Country |  Cyprus |
| District | Paphos District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mr. Iordanis |
| Elevation | 612 m (1,988 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 627 m (2,057 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,180 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 8540 |
| Area code | 6120 |
| Climate | Csa (Hot-summer Mediterranean climate) |
| Annual Rainfall | 610 millimetres (24 in) |
Tsada (earlier (before 1985) writtenTsadha)[2][3] is a relatively big village 8 km North ofPaphos city center. Although the proximity between them, the 612 m[4][5] elevation difference gives to the Tsada area a totally different identity. It receives 610 millimetres (24 in) of precipitation annually.[6][7][8] The climate is much cooler all year long (during the hot and humid summers in Paphos the temperature gap can reach 6 °C)[9] and it also is one of the few areas in thePaphos District that snows almost every year by the end of January. Tsada was the home village ofEOKA memberEvagoras Pallikarides. Although the history of the village can be counted 500 years ago, there is no significant architectural character, and only a few residences were reconstructed in the traditional way. The Melisovouno hill between Tsada andKoili village hosts Paphos television and radioantenna.
Tsada has ahot-summer Mediterranean climate.[10] Winter months are rainier than summer months, and frost and snow can happen during winters.[citation needed] Tsada's climate makes it a prime location for growing grain, various trees, and some nuts, and it is one of the largest vine producers in its area. It has approximately 1,000 inhabitants and it and neighboring locationsEpiskopi,Kallepia, andMinthis Hills cooperate with each other to attract tourists, and have released a tourism and hiking guide for theEzousa valley to this end.[11]
Tsada has ashot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification:Csa).[10] Its winter months are much more rainy than summer months. Frost occasionally occurs at night almost every winter and snow falls in some winters. Winter temperatures can drop to 0 or less.[12]
| Climate data for Tsada, Cyprus (612 m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13 (55) | 13.5 (56.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.2 (66.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 28.0 (82.4) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 27.9 (82.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 19.4 (66.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 21.7 (71.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 5.3 (41.5) | 6.4 (43.5) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.2 (66.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 13.5 (56.3) | 10.1 (50.2) | 7.1 (44.8) | 11.7 (53.1) |
| Source:https://en.climate-data.org/asia/cyprus/tsada/tsada-101223 | |||||||||||||
There is a 12th-century chapel just outside the village that used to be a part of a monastery. Nowadays, "Stavros tis Minthis" is right next to an 18-hole golf course,Minthis Hills, the first ever created in Cyprus. Here a resort will be created.To the west of the village stands the 613mTsiárta mountain.
Tsada lies next to a transportation hub linking most of Paphos district's villages. It is next to the current route from Paphos to Polis, and to the main route towards traditional villages likeKallepia andChoulou. There is a bus connection to both Paphos and the Polis − Lachi area on a daily basis. By 2010 Tsada will be accessible via theA7 which is planned to givePolis a Motorway link.Mouttis tou Naki street is one of the busiest arteries of the village.
