Local councils of Malta explained

Local councils of Malta Kunsilli lokali ta' Malta (Maltese)
Category:	Unitary state
Territory:	Republic of Malta
Current Number:	68 Local Councils
Population Range:	243 (Mdina) – 29,097 (St. Paul's Bay)
Area Range:	0.06order=flipNaNorder=flip (Senglea) – 10.27order=flipNaNorder=flip (Rabat)
Government:	Local council government, National government
Subdivision:	Local Community Council

Since June 30, 1993, Malta has been subdivided into 68 localities, governed by local councils, mt|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.

List of Maltese local councils

English name	Maltese name	Island			Area (km²)	Population (2021 census)
	Ħ'Attard				6.6	12,268
	Ħal Balzan	Malta	Central	West	0.6	4,774
	Birgu (Città Vittoriosa)	Malta			0.5	2,261
	Birkirkara	Malta	Central		2.7	25,807
	Birżebbuġa	Malta			9.2	11,844
Cospicua (Bormla)	Bormla (Città Cospicua)	Malta	South East	South Harbour	0.9	4,654
	Ħad-Dingli	Malta		West	5.7	3,865
	Fgura	Malta	South East	South Harbour	1.1	13,066
	Floriana	Malta	South East	South East	0.94	1,985
	Fontana (It-Triq tal-Għajn)				0.5	1,042
	Għajnsielem		Gozo	Gozo & Comino	7.2	3,523
	Għarb	Gozo	Gozo	Gozo & Comino	4.6	1,549
	Ħal Għargħur	Malta	North		2	3,741
	Għasri	Gozo	Gozo	Gozo & Comino	5	518
	Ħal Għaxaq	Malta	South	South East	3.9	5,538
	Gudja	Malta	South	South East	2.3	3,229
	Gżira	Malta	Central	North Harbour	1.5	10,331
	Ħamrun	Malta	South	North Harbour	1.1	10,514
	Iklin	Malta	Central	West	1.7	3,399
	Kalkara	Malta	South East	South Harbour	1.8	3,105
	Kerċem	Gozo	Gozo	Gozo & Comino	5.5	1,881
	Ħal Kirkop	Malta	South	South East	1.1	2,527
	Ħal Lija	Malta	Central	West	1.1	3,162
	Ħal Luqa	Malta	South	South Harbour	6.7	7,249
	Marsa	Malta	South East	South Harbour	2.8	5,468
	Marsaskala (Wied il-Għajn)	Malta	South East	South East	5.4	16,804
	Marsaxlokk	Malta	South East	South East	4.7	3,988
	Imdina (Città Notabile)	Malta	North	West	0.9	193
	Mellieħa	Malta	North	North	22.6	12,738
	Imġarr	Malta	North	North	16.1	4,840
	Mosta	Malta	North	North	6.8	23,482
	Imqabba	Malta	South	South East	2.6	3,525
	Imsida	Malta	Central	North Harbour	1.7	13,587
	Imtarfa	Malta	North	West	0.7	2,566
	Munxar	Gozo	Gozo	Gozo & Comino	2.8	1,707
	Nadur	Gozo	Gozo	Gozo & Comino	7.2	4,548
	Naxxar	Malta	North	North	11.6	16,912
	Raħal Ġdid	Malta	South East	South Harbour	2.5	9,339
	Pembroke	Malta	North	North Harbour	2.3	3,545
	Tal-Pietà	Malta	Central	North Harbour	0.5	5,892
	Il-Qala	Gozo	Gozo	Gozo & Comino	5.9	2,300
	Ħal Qormi (Città Pinto)	Malta	South	North Harbour	5	18,099
	Qrendi	Malta	South	South East	4.9	3,148
	Rabat	Malta	North	West	26.6	11,936
	Ħal Safi	Malta	South	South East	2.3	2,641
	San Ġiljan	Malta	Central	North Harbour	1.6	11,653
	San Pawl il-Baħar	Malta	North	North	14.47	32,042
	San Ġwann	Malta	Central	North Harbour	2.6	14,244
	San Lawrenz	Gozo	Gozo	Gozo & Comino	3.6	772
	Ta' Sannat	Gozo	Gozo	Gozo & Comino	3.8	2,186
	Santa Luċija	Malta	South	South Harbour	0.7	2,617
	Santa Venera	Malta	Central	North Harbour	0.9	8,834
	L-Isla (Città Senglea, Città Invicta)	Malta	South East	South Harbour	0.2	2,304
	Is-Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand)	Malta	South	West	19.9	9,318
	Tas-Sliema	Malta	Central	North Harbour	1.3	19,655
	Swieqi	Malta	North	North Harbour	3.1	13,044
	Ħal Tarxien	Malta	South East	South Harbour	0.9	9,464
	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	Malta	Central	North Harbour	0.8	2,092
	Ix-Xagħra	Gozo	Gozo	Gozo & Comino	7.6	5,161
	Ix-Xewkija	Gozo	Gozo	Gozo & Comino	4.5	3,555
	Ix-Xgħajra	Malta	South East	South Harbour	1	2,192
	Ħaż-Żabbar (Città Hompesch)	Malta	South East	South Harbour	5.3	17,148
	Ħaż-Żebbuġ (Città Rohan)	Malta	South	West	8.7	13,785
	Iż-Żebbuġ, Għawdex	Gozo	Gozo	Gozo & Comino	7.6	3,303
	Iż-Żejtun (Città Beland)	Malta	South East	South East	7.4	12,409
	Iż-Żurrieq	Malta	South	South East	10.5	12,295

Political affiliation of mayors

Party! Localities
	Labour Party
	Nationalist Party
	Għarb First
	Independent

List of Maltese and Gozitan local communities councils

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 San Ġiljan
Santa Luċija Administrative Committee in Ta' Kerċem (Gozo)
Xlendi Administrative Committee in Munxar (Gozo)
Gwardmanġa Administrative Committee in Tal-Pietà, Malta
Swatar Administrative Committee in Birkirkara and Imsida
Baħrija Administrative Committee in Rabat, Malta
Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Administrative Committee in In-Naxxar
San Pietru Administrative Committee in Ħaż-Żabbar
Burmarrad u l-Wardija Administrative Committee in San Pawl il-Baħar
Tal-Virtù Administrative Committee in Rabat
Ħal Farruġ Administrative Committee in Luqa

Political affiliation of members administrative committees

2010 elections (March and June results merged)

Party!Committees Members
	Partit Nazzjonalista
	Partit Laburista
	Association for the Common Purpose
	Better Environment for Bumarrad
	Independents
Total:		80 seats

2014 election

Party		Committees Members
	Partit Nazzjonalista
	Partit Laburista
	Association for the Common Purpose
Total:		75 seats

Other recognised hamlets without a local community committee

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' Giorni 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

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Report. justiceservices.gov.mt.