Local councils of Malta
Template:Short description Template:Infobox subdivision type Template:Politics of Malta Since June 30, 1993, Malta has been subdivided into 68 localities, governed by local councils, Template:Langx, meaning municipalities or boroughs, and considered by the Maltese as the equivalent to basic villages or towns, where appropriate. These form the most basic type of local government and are subdivisions of the country's first-level regions.
According to the Local Councils Act (Chapter 363 of the Laws of Malta), Art. 3:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
(1) Every locality shall have a Council which shall have all such functions as are granted to it by this Act
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(5) Each locality shall be referred to by the name as designated in the Second Schedule and any reference to that locality shall be by the name so designated.
List of Maltese local councils
[edit]| Flag | English name | Maltese name | Island | Region | Statistical District |
Area (km2) |
Population (2021 census) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Attard.svg | Attard | Ħ'Attard | Malta | Northern | West | 6.6 | 12,268 |
| File:Flag of Balzan.svg | Balzan | Ħal Balzan | Malta | Northern | West | 0.6 | 4,774 |
| File:Flag of Birgu.svg | Birgu | Il-Birgu (Città Vittoriosa) | Malta | Port | South Harbour | 0.5 | 2,261 |
| File:Flag of Birkirkara.svg | Birkirkara | Birkirkara | Malta | Eastern | North Harbour | 2.7 | 25,807 |
| File:Flag of Birżebbuġa.svg | Birżebbuġa | Birżebbuġa | Malta | Southern | South East | 9.2 | 11,844 |
| File:Flag of Cospicua (Bormla).svg | Cospicua (Bormla) | Bormla (Città Cospicua) | Malta | Port | South Harbour | 0.9 | 4,654 |
| File:Flag of Dingli.svg | Dingli | Ħad-Dingli | Malta | Western | West | 5.7 | 3,865 |
| File:Flag of Il-Fgura.svg | Fgura | Il-Fgura | Malta | Port | South Harbour | 1.1 | 13,066 |
| File:Flag of Floriana.svg | Floriana | Il-Furjana | Malta | Port | South East | 0.94 | 1,985 |
| File:Flag of Fontana.svg | Fontana | Il-Fontana (It-Triq tal-Għajn) | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 0.5 | 1,042 |
| File:Għajnsielem Malta flag.svg | Għajnsielem | Għajnsielem | Gozo, Comino | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.2 | 3,523 |
| File:Flag of Gharb.svg | Għarb | L-Għarb | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 4.6 | 1,549 |
| File:GharghulSVG.svg | Għargħur | Ħal Għargħur | Malta | Eastern | North | 2 | 3,741 |
| File:Flag of Għasri.svg | Għasri | L-Għasri | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 5 | 518 |
| File:Flag of Għaxaq.svg | Għaxaq | Ħal Għaxaq | Malta | Southern | South East | 3.9 | 5,538 |
| File:Flag of Gudja.svg | Gudja | Il-Gudja | Malta | Southern | South East | 2.3 | 3,229 |
| File:Flag of Gżira.svg | Gżira | Il-Gżira | Malta | Eastern | North Harbour | 1.5 | 10,331 |
| File:Flag of Hamrun.svg | Ħamrun | Il-Ħamrun | Malta | Southern | North Harbour | 1.1 | 10,514 |
| File:Flag of Iklin.svg | Iklin | L-Iklin | Malta | Eastern | West | 1.7 | 3,399 |
| Kalkara | Il-Kalkara | Malta | Port | South Harbour | 1.8 | 3,105 | |
| File:Flag of Kercem.svg | Kerċem | Ta' Kerċem | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 5.5 | 1,881 |
| File:Flag of Kirkop.svg | Kirkop | Ħal Kirkop | Malta | Western | South East | 1.1 | 2,527 |
| File:Flag of Lija.svg | Lija | Ħal Lija | Malta | Eastern | West | 1.1 | 3,162 |
| File:Flag of Luqa.svg | Luqa | Ħal Luqa | Malta | Southern | South Harbour | 6.7 | 7,249 |
| File:Flag of Marsa.svg | Marsa | Il-Marsa | Malta | Southern | South Harbour | 2.8 | 5,468 |
| File:Flag of Marsaskala.svg | Marsaskala | Marsaskala (Wied il-Għajn) | Malta | Southern | South East | 5.4 | 16,804 |
| File:Flag of Marsaxlokk.svg | Marsaxlokk | Marsaxlokk | Malta | Southern | South East | 4.7 | 3,988 |
| File:Flag of Mdina.svg | Mdina | L-Imdina (Città Notabile) | Malta | Western | West | 0.9 | 193 |
| File:MelliehaHTML.svg | Mellieħa | Il-Mellieħa | Malta | Northern | North | 22.6 | 12,738 |
| File:Flag of Mġarr.svg | Mġarr | L-Imġarr | Malta | Northern | North | 16.1 | 4,840 |
| File:Flag of Mosta.svg | Mosta | Il-Mosta | Malta | Northern | North | 6.8 | 23,482 |
| File:Flag of Mqabba.svg | Mqabba | L-Imqabba | Malta | Western | South East | 2.6 | 3,525 |
| File:Flag of Msida.svg | Msida | L-Imsida | Malta | Eastern | North Harbour | 1.7 | 13,587 |
| File:Flag of Mtarfa.svg | Mtarfa | L-Imtarfa | Malta | Northern | West | 0.7 | 2,566 |
| File:Flag of Munxar.svg | Munxar | Il-Munxar | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 2.8 | 1,707 |
| File:Flag of Nadur.svg | Nadur | In-Nadur | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.2 | 4,548 |
| File:Flag of Naxxar.svg | Naxxar | In-Naxxar | Malta | Northern | North | 11.6 | 16,912 |
| Paola | Raħal Ġdid | Malta | Port | South Harbour | 2.5 | 9,339 | |
| File:Flag of Pembroke.svg | Pembroke | Pembroke | Malta | Eastern | North Harbour | 2.3 | 3,545 |
| File:Flag of Pietà.svg | Pietà | Tal-Pietà | Malta | Eastern | North Harbour | 0.5 | 5,892 |
| File:Flag of Qala.svg | Qala | Il-Qala | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 5.9 | 2,300 |
| File:Flag of Qormi.svg | Qormi | Ħal Qormi (Città Pinto) | Malta | Southern | North Harbour | 5 | 18,099 |
| File:Flag of Qrendi.svg | Qrendi | Il-Qrendi | Malta | Western | South East | 4.9 | 3,148 |
| File:Rabat Malta flag.svg | Rabat | Ir-Rabat | Malta | Western | West | 26.6 | 11,936 |
| File:Flag of Safi.svg | Safi | Ħal Safi | Malta | Western | South East | 2.3 | 2,641 |
| File:Flag of San Ġiljan.svg | St. Julian's | San Ġiljan | Malta | Eastern | North Harbour | 1.6 | 11,653 |
| File:Flag of Saint Paul's Bay.svg | St. Paul's Bay | San Pawl il-Baħar | Malta | Northern | North | 14.47 | 32,042 |
| File:MLT San Ġwann flag.svg | San Ġwann | San Ġwann | Malta | Northern | North Harbour | 2.6 | 14,244 |
| File:Flag of San Lawrenz.svg | San Lawrenz | San Lawrenz | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 3.6 | 772 |
| File:Flag of Sannat.svg | Sannat | Ta' Sannat | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 3.8 | 2,186 |
| File:Flag of Santa Lucija.svg | Santa Luċija | Santa Luċija | Malta | Southern | South Harbour | 0.7 | 2,617 |
| File:Flag of Santa Venera.svg | Santa Venera | Santa Venera | Malta | Southern | North Harbour | 0.9 | 8,834 |
| File:Flag of Isla.svg | Senglea | L-Isla (Città Senglea, Città Invicta) | Malta | Port | South Harbour | 0.2 | 2,304 |
| File:Flag of Siġġiewi.svg | Siġġiewi | Is-Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand) | Malta | Western | West | 19.9 | 9,318 |
| File:Flag of Sliema.svg | Sliema | Tas-Sliema | Malta | Eastern | North Harbour | 1.3 | 19,655 |
| File:Flag of Swieqi.svg | Swieqi | Is-Swieqi | Malta | Eastern | North Harbour | 3.1 | 13,044 |
| File:Flag of Tarxien.svg | Tarxien | Ħal Tarxien | Malta | Port | South Harbour | 0.9 | 9,464 |
| File:Flag of Valletta, Malta.svg | Valletta | Il-Belt Valletta (Città Umillisima) | Malta | Port | South Harbour | 0.8 | 5,157 |
| File:Flag of Victoria, Gozo.svg | Victoria (Rabat) | Ir-Rabat, Għawdex (Città Vittoria) | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 2.9 | 7,242 |
| File:Flag of Ta' Xbiex.svg | Ta' Xbiex | Ta' Xbiex | Malta | Eastern | North Harbour | 0.8 | 2,092 |
| File:Flag of Xaghra.svg | Xagħra | Ix-Xagħra | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.6 | 5,161 |
| File:Flag of Xewkija, Malta.svg | Xewkija | Ix-Xewkija | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 4.5 | 3,555 |
| File:Flag of Xghajra.svg | Xgħajra | Ix-Xgħajra | Malta | Port | South Harbour | 1 | 2,192 |
| File:Flag of Żabbar.svg | Żabbar | Ħaż-Żabbar (Città Hompesch) | Malta | Port | South Harbour | 5.3 | 17,148 |
| File:Flag of Zebbug, Malta.svg | Żebbuġ | Ħaż-Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) | Malta | Western | West | 8.7 | 13,785 |
| File:Flag of Żebbuġ, Gozo.svg | Żebbuġ | Iż-Żebbuġ, Għawdex | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.6 | 3,303 |
| File:Zejtun flag.svg | Żejtun | Iż-Żejtun (Città Beland) | Malta | Southern | South East | 7.4 | 12,409 |
| File:Flag of Zurrieq.svg | Żurrieq | Iż-Żurrieq | Malta | Western | South East | 10.5 | 12,295 |
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Political affiliation of mayors
[edit]| Party | Localities | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | Labour Party | Template:Composition bar |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | Nationalist Party | Template:Composition bar |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | Għarb First | Template:Composition bar |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | Floriana First | Template:Composition bar |
| Independent | Template:Composition bar | |
List of Maltese and Gozitan local communities councils
[edit]Elections for these administrative committees were first ever held 27 March 2010, in the first 8 hamlets listed in this list, the rest were held in later in June.
- Bubaqra Administrative Committee in Żurrieq
- Fleur-de-Lys Administrative Committee in Birkirkara
- Kappara Administrative Committee in San Ġwann
- Madliena Administrative Committee in Swieqi
- Marsalforn Administrative Committee in Żebbuġ (Gozo)
- Paceville Administrative Committee in St. Julian's
- Santa Luċija Administrative Committee in Kerċem (Gozo)
- Xlendi Administrative Committee in Munxar (Gozo)
- Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Administrative Committee in Naxxar
- Baħrija Administrative Committee in Rabat
- Burmarrad u l-Wardija Administrative Committee in St. Paul's Bay
- Gwardamanġa Administrative Committee in Pietà
- Ħal Farruġ Administrative Committee in Luqa
- San Pietru Administrative Committee in Żabbar
- Swatar Administrative Committee in Birkirkara and Msida
- Tal-Virtù Administrative Committee in Rabat
Political affiliation of members administrative committees
[edit]2010 elections (March and June results merged)
[edit]| Party | Committees Members | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | Partit Nazzjonalista | Template:Composition bar |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | Partit Laburista | Template:Composition bar |
| Association for the Common Purpose | Template:Composition bar | |
| Better Environment for Bumarrad | Template:Composition bar | |
| Independents | Template:Composition bar | |
| Total: | 80 seats | |
2014 election
[edit]| Party | Committees Members | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Partit Nazzjonalista | Template:Composition bar |
| style="background-color:Template:Party color" | | Partit Laburista | Template:Composition bar |
| Association for the Common Purpose | Template:Composition bar | |
| Total: | 75 seats | |
Other recognised hamlets without a local community committee
[edit]- Albert Town in Il-Marsa, Malta
- Bengħisa in Birżebbuġa
- Il-Bidnija in Il-Mosta/L-Imġarr
- Bir id-Deheb in Iż-Żejtun/Ħal Għaxaq
- Il-Blata l-Bajda in Il-Ħamrun/Il-Marsa, Malta
- Tal-Blata l-Għolja in Il-Mosta
- Buġibba in San Pawl il-Baħar
- Bulebel iż-Żgħir in Ħaż-Żabbar
- Il-Buskett in Dingli/Is-Siġġiewi
- Ġebel San Martin in Iż-Żejtun
- L-Għadira in Il-Mellieħa
- Tal-Ibraġ in Is-Swieqi
- Il-Magħtab in In-Naxxar
- Il-Manikata in Il-Mellieħa
- Il-Pwales in San Pawl il-Baħar
- Il-Qajjenza in Birżebbuġa
- Il-Qawra in San Pawl il-Baħar
- Tar-Rabbat in Il-Ħamrun
- Salina in In-Naxxar
- San Martin in San Pawl il-Baħar
- Santa Margerita in Mosta
- Santa Maria Estate in Il-Mellieħa
- Ta' Ganza in Iż-Żejtun
- Ta' Ġiorni in San Ġiljan
- Ta' Kassja in Gozo
- Ta' Taħt iċ-Ċint in Iż-Żurrieq
- Tal-Barmil in Gozo
- Tal-Bebbux in Iż-Żurrieq
- Tal-Ħawli in Il-Birgu
- Tal-Millieri in Ħal Għaxaq
- Tal-Plier in Ħaż-Żabbar
- Tal-Qattus (Birkirkara) in Birkirkara
- Tal-Qattus (Għaxaq) in Ħal Għaxaq
- Tas-Salib in Il-Mellieħa
- Ta' Żwejt in San Ġwann
- Victoria Gardens in Is-Swieqi
- Wied iż-Żurrieq in Il-Qrendi
- Ix-Xemxija in San Pawl il-Baħar
- Ix-Xwieki in Ħal Għargħur
- Iż-Żebbiegħ in L-Imġarr
- Ta' Żokkrija in Il-Mosta
See also
[edit]- 2005 Maltese local council elections
- 2006 Maltese local council elections
- 2007 Maltese local council elections
- 2008 Maltese local council elections
- 2009 Maltese local council elections
- Maltese local council elections, 2010
- 2012 Maltese local council elections
- 2015 Maltese local council elections
- List of cities in Malta
- List of mayors of Malta
- ISO 3166-2:MT
References
[edit]External links
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