Local councils of Malta Kunsilli lokali ta' Malta (Maltese) | |
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Category | Unitary state |
Location | Republic of Malta |
Number | 68 Local Councils |
Populations | 243 (Mdina) – 29,097 (St. Paul's Bay) |
Areas | 0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi) (Senglea) – 26.6 km2 (10.27 sq mi) (Rabat) |
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Since June 30, 1993, Malta has been subdivided into 68 localities, governed by local councils, Maltese : kunsilli lokali, meaning municipalities or borough, and the considered by the Maltese as the equivalent to a basic village 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: [1]
(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.
Flag | English name | Maltese name | Island | Region | Statistical District | Area (km2) | Population (2021 census) |
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Attard | Ħ'Attard | Malta | Central | West | 6.6 | 12,268 | |
Balzan | Ħal Balzan | Malta | Central | West | 0.6 | 4,774 | |
Birgu | Birgu (Città Vittoriosa) | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 0.5 | 2,261 | |
Birkirkara | Birkirkara | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 2.7 | 25,807 | |
Birżebbuġa | Birżebbuġa | Malta | South | South East | 9.2 | 11,844 | |
Cospicua (Bormla) | Bormla (Città Cospicua) | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 0.9 | 4,654 | |
Dingli | Ħad-Dingli | Malta | North | West | 5.7 | 3,865 | |
Fgura | Fgura | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 1.1 | 13,066 | |
Floriana | Floriana | Malta | South East | South East | 0.94 | 1,985 | |
Fontana | Fontana (It-Triq tal-Għajn) | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 0.5 | 1,042 | |
Għajnsielem | Għajnsielem | Gozo, Comino | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.2 | 3,523 | |
Għarb | Għarb | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 4.6 | 1,549 | |
Għargħur | Ħal Għargħur | Malta | North | North | 2 | 3,741 | |
Għasri | Għasri | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 5 | 518 | |
Għaxaq | Ħal Għaxaq | Malta | South | South East | 3.9 | 5,538 | |
Gudja | Gudja | Malta | South | South East | 2.3 | 3,229 | |
Gżira | Gżira | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 1.5 | 10,331 | |
Ħamrun | Ħamrun | Malta | South | North Harbour | 1.1 | 10,514 | |
Iklin | Iklin | Malta | Central | West | 1.7 | 3,399 | |
Kalkara | Kalkara | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 1.8 | 3,105 | |
Kerċem | Kerċem | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 5.5 | 1,881 | |
Kirkop | Ħal Kirkop | Malta | South | South East | 1.1 | 2,527 | |
Lija | Ħal Lija | Malta | Central | West | 1.1 | 3,162 | |
Luqa | Ħal Luqa | Malta | South | South Harbour | 6.7 | 7,249 | |
Marsa | Marsa | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 2.8 | 5,468 | |
Marsaskala | Marsaskala (Wied il-Għajn) | Malta | South East | South East | 5.4 | 16,804 | |
Marsaxlokk | Marsaxlokk | Malta | South East | South East | 4.7 | 3,988 | |
Mdina | Imdina (Città Notabile) | Malta | North | West | 0.9 | 193 | |
Mellieħa | Mellieħa | Malta | North | North | 22.6 | 12,738 | |
Mġarr | Imġarr | Malta | North | North | 16.1 | 4,840 | |
Mosta | Mosta | Malta | North | North | 6.8 | 23,482 | |
Mqabba | Imqabba | Malta | South | South East | 2.6 | 3,525 | |
Msida | Imsida | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 1.7 | 13,587 | |
Mtarfa | Imtarfa | Malta | North | West | 0.7 | 2,566 | |
Munxar | Munxar | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 2.8 | 1,707 | |
Nadur | Nadur | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.2 | 4,548 | |
Naxxar | Naxxar | Malta | North | North | 11.6 | 16,912 | |
Paola | Raħal Ġdid | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 2.5 | 9,339 | |
Pembroke | Pembroke | Malta | North | North Harbour | 2.3 | 3,545 | |
Pietà | Tal-Pietà | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 0.5 | 5,892 | |
Qala | Il-Qala | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 5.9 | 2,300 | |
Qormi | Ħal Qormi (Città Pinto) | Malta | South | North Harbour | 5 | 18,099 | |
Qrendi | Qrendi | Malta | South | South East | 4.9 | 3,148 | |
Rabat | Rabat | Malta | North | West | 26.6 | 11,936 | |
Safi | Ħal Safi | Malta | South | South East | 2.3 | 2,641 | |
St. Julian's | San Ġiljan | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 1.6 | 11,653 | |
St. Paul's Bay | San Pawl il-Baħar | Malta | North | North | 14.47 | 32,042 | |
San Ġwann | San Ġwann | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 2.6 | 14,244 | |
San Lawrenz | San Lawrenz | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 3.6 | 772 | |
Sannat | Ta' Sannat | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 3.8 | 2,186 | |
Santa Luċija | Santa Luċija | Malta | South | South Harbour | 0.7 | 2,617 | |
Santa Venera | Santa Venera | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 0.9 | 8,834 | |
Senglea | L-Isla (Città Senglea, Città Invicta) | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 0.2 | 2,304 | |
Siġġiewi | Is-Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand) | Malta | South | West | 19.9 | 9,318 | |
Sliema | Tas-Sliema | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 1.3 | 19,655 | |
Swieqi | Swieqi | Malta | North | North Harbour | 3.1 | 13,044 | |
Tarxien | Ħal Tarxien | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 0.9 | 9,464 | |
Valletta | Il-Belt Valletta (Città Umillisima) | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 0.8 | 5,157 | |
Victoria (Rabat) | Il-Belt Victoria (Città Victoria) | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 2.9 | 7,242 | |
Ta' Xbiex | Ta' Xbiex | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 0.8 | 2,092 | |
Xagħra | Ix-Xagħra | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.6 | 5,161 | |
Xewkija | Ix-Xewkija | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 4.5 | 3,555 | |
Xgħajra | Ix-Xgħajra | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 1 | 2,192 | |
Żabbar | Ħaż-Żabbar (Città Hompesch) | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 5.3 | 17,148 | |
Żebbuġ | Ħaż-Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) | Malta | South | West | 8.7 | 13,785 | |
Żebbuġ | Iż-Żebbuġ, Għawdex | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.6 | 3,303 | |
Żejtun | Iż-Żejtun (Città Beland) | Malta | South East | South East | 7.4 | 12,409 | |
Żurrieq | Iż-Żurrieq | Malta | South | South East | 10.5 | 12,295 |
Party | Localities | |
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Labour Party | 48 / 68 | |
Nationalist Party | 18 / 68 | |
Għarb First | 1 / 68 | |
Independent | 2 / 68 |
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.
Party | Committees Members | |
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Partit Nazzjonalista | 45 / 80 | |
Partit Laburista | 28 / 80 | |
Association for the Common Purpose | 5 / 80 | |
Better Environment for Bumarrad | 1 / 80 | |
Independents | 1 / 80 | |
Total: | 80 seats |
Party | Committees Members | |
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Partit Nazzjonalista | 49 / 75 | |
Partit Laburista | 22 / 75 | |
Association for the Common Purpose | 4 / 75 | |
Total: | 75 seats |
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