Germasogeia (Greek: Γερμασόγεια), is an eastern suburb of Limassol and a municipality in the Limassol District of Cyprus. As of 2011[update], Germasogeia had a population of 17,325.[2] Its current mayor is Kyriakos Xidias. He won the local elections on 18 December 2016 as an independent candidate. During the elections, Xidias prevailed with 26.73% of the vote against 23.01% of two-term incumbent Andreas Gavrielides.[3]
The small town was fortified in the medieval period by the Knights Templar. Germasogeia dam was built there in 1968.