Living in Kolossi
The population of Kolossi totalled 6,482 at the end of 2021. Annual PM2.5 levels for Kolossi stood at 16 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Cyprus-wide rules apply when you move to Kolossi?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Kolossi. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Kolossi a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kolossi. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Public Employment Service Cyprus — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kolossi. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Mobility and administration
Kolossi's nearest airport was PFO, 41 km away and offered 25 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kolossi. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Greek for foreigners and asylum seekers — Adult Education Centres — State Language Course
Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth — Adult Education Centres
For foreigners, asylum seekers, repatriates, people with literacy difficulties.
Greek to Foreigners — State Institutes of Further Education — State Language Course
Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth — Department of Secondary General Education
For speakers of other languages who live and work in Cyprus.
The official page describes Greek to Foreigners and adult classes in some State Institutes; it does not publish an exact city schedule.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperatures were 13.9°C in January and 27.6°C in July.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 16 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)2Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 19.42 · Feb 21.64 · Mar 24.05 · Apr 26.49 · May 31.36 · Jun 33.65 · Jul 34.94 · Aug 34.81 · Sep 33.76 · Oct 30.27 · Nov 27.03 · Dec 23.76 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan 5.73 · Feb 5.71 · Mar 7.83 · Apr 11.11 · May 15.45 · Jun 18.26 · Jul 22.27 · Aug 23.02 · Sep 21.21 · Oct 14.73 · Nov 11.17 · Dec 6.9 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 13.95 · Feb 14.01 · Mar 15.43 · Apr 17.65 · May 21.2 · Jun 24.96 · Jul 27.64 · Aug 28.09 · Sep 26.43 · Oct 23.63 · Nov 19.66 · Dec 15.99 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,482 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Service of Cyprus7Official |
International community in Kolossi
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Population enumerated in the Cyprus 2021 Census; total sex; CYSTAT municipality/community geography · 2021 Census (1 October 2021)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6,482 | 100.0% |
| Cypriots * | 5,763 | 88.9% |
| Non European Union citizens | 379 | 5.8% |
| Other European Union citizens | 311 | 4.8% |
| Not stated | 29 | 0.4% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
Alternatives for people set on Kolossi
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Kolossi from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Kolossi
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Cyprus
Other cities in Cyprus to compare with Kolossi, nearest in population first.
How does Kolossi compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kolossi when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Parallel classes for intensive Greek (Greek as second/foreign language). How to enrol a child (moec.gov.cy).
A country-wide rule for Cyprus; Kolossi's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Kolossi part of Lemesos?
Kolossi is identified as a satellite of Lemesos. It is about 8.3 km away by straight-line distance. Lemesos city profile
Relationship type: Satellite Of. Source4
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is the air quality good in Kolossi?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).
How many people live in Kolossi?
The published population is 6,482 people. Source: Statistical Service of Cyprus.
Is Kolossi a good place to live?
Kolossi may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Kolossi part of Lemesos?
Kolossi is identified as a satellite of Lemesos. It is about 8.3 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Kolossi?
Ýpsonas, Káto Polemídia, Limassol are near Kolossi. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Cypriots * citizenship group in Kolossi?
The official citizenship distribution records 5,763 people (88.9%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (1 October 2021). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kolossi, Cyprus: population, cost of living, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8d252494e1e7198be895e1877497f0c1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/kolossi/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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Sources
- Cablenet Purple Internet 200 cablenet.com.cy · checked 2026-09-15
- European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
- oecd.org place coordinates oecd.org · checked 2026-08-28
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Statistical Service of Cyprus cystatdb.cystat.gov.cy · checked 2026-08-05
- Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT) cystatdb.cystat.gov.cy · checked 2026-08-30
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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