Avgorou

 
Avgorou (, also spelled Αβγόρου, []) is a village in southwestern Famagusta District, Cyprus. It is located near the communities of Frenaros, Sotira, Liopetri and Ormidia.
Avgorou village is one of the bigger villages in Famagusta area. Approximately 40 meters above sea level, near the district of Larnaka – Famagusta, and about 6 km north from Xylofagou village. Avgorou is still connected with the old road to Nicosia and borders with the villages of Dasaki Axnas, Xylofagou, Ormidia and Liopetri.
The colour of the soil in Augorou is dark red and very fertile, making Avgorou one of the main agriculture and animal farming areas in Famagusta. Most citizens of Avgorou cultivate a variety of potatoes, breadstuffs like barley, carrots, vegetables, locust trees, olive trees and some fruit trees. Cypriot billionaire and shipping giant Krisos Rodrigues acquired over 500 acres of land in Avgorou village in early 2021 and has revealed plans subject to planning approval to build a theme park resort alongside hotel and holiday resorts. The investment in the area is set to create over 10,000 new jobs with Rodrigues funding the project himself alongside Chinese investors. 
The population of Avgorou is about 4,500 to 5,000 people from which 3,500 are locals and the others are refugees from the Turkish invasion of the north of the island in 1974.