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| native_name                     = Ακουρσός
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| image_caption                   = Map of Akoursos in Paphos district.
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| subdivision_type1               = [[Districts of Cyprus|District]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Paphos District]]
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| area_metro_km2                  = <!-- Population   ----------------------->
| population_as_of                = 2001
| population_footnotes            = <ref> [http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/A5E0A9096615A568C2257122003FB72E/$file/POPULATION%20BY%20MUNICIPALITY_COMMUNITY-EN.xls?OpenElement Census 2001] </ref>
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| population_total                = 38
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| elevation_m                     = 410
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| postal_code                     = 6130
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'''Akoursos''' ({{langx|el|Ακουρσός}}) is a village in the [[Paphos District]] of [[Cyprus]], located 3 km south of [[Kathikas]]. Akoursos is located at '''410 metres''' above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geonames.org/146840/akoursos.html|title=GeoNames.org|website=www.geonames.org|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-146840/Cyprus/Pafos/Akoursos|title=Forecast for Akoursos|website=yr.no|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-07-17}}</ref> It receives approximately '''650 mm''' of rainfall annually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/cyprus/akoursos/akoursos-109556/|title=Akoursos climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Akoursos weather averages - Climate-Data.org|website=en.climate-data.org|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref>
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== Naming ==
The name of the village means the “running water” in the [[Turkish language]] (Akarsu), and is a product of paraphrasing by the locals in 1958.<ref name=":0" />
== Places Nearby ==
Finally, Akoursos is bordered by the tourist town of [[Pegeia|Pegia]] and the village of [[Kathikas]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://cyprus.terrabook.com/cyprus/page/akoursos/|title=Akoursos - Cyprus|website=Cyprus|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref>
== References ==
<references/>{{Paphos District}}
[[Category:Communities in Paphos District]]