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THE LATINS OF CYPRUS 16 According to available data, about 500 European Catholics lived in Cyprus in the mid-19th century. Based on the population censuses carried out during the British Era between 1881 and 1946, the number of Latins and other Roman Catholics in Cyprus ranged between 800-1.200 persons, while in 1960 there were 4.505 Roman Catholics, of whom 2.796 were of Mediterranean descent and 1.709 were British. According to data from the community, Cypriot Latins (Roman Catholics) number about 2.300 persons, of whom about 50% live in Nicosia, 35% in Limassol, 10% in Larnaka and 5% in Pafos and some villages. Moreover, according to the same data, there are about 8.500 Roman Catholic European Union citizens permanently residing in Cyprus, as well as about 15.000 Roman Catholic citizens of other countries temporarily residing in Cyprus. 1881 209 324 41 649 8 44 1.275 1901 251 111 65 357 15 25 824 1911 254 138 35 272 4 112 815 1921 268 234 64 309 18 59 952 1931 250 239 62 271 20 9 851 1960 1.628 1.573 750 449 13 92 4.505 Nicosia District Limassol District Famagusta District Larnaka District Pafos District Kyrenia District Total Source: British Administration, Department of Statistics and Research of the Republic of Cyprus. 1891 206 190 47 425 20 27 915 1946 486 177 81 223 18 29 1.014 Demographic Profile