Local councils of Malta

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 form of local government and there are no intermediate levels between it and the national level. The levels of the 6 districts (5 on the main island) and of the 5 regions (4 on the main island) serve statistical purposes.[1]

Local councils of Malta
Kunsilli lokali ta' Malta (Maltese)
CategoryUnitary state
LocationRepublic of Malta
Number68 Local Councils
Populations243 (Mdina) – 29,097 (St. Paul's Bay)
Areas0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi) (Senglea) – 26.6 km2 (10.27 sq mi) (Rabat)
Government
Subdivisions
  • Local Community Council

According to the Local Councils Act (Chapter 363 of the Laws of Malta), Art. 3:[2]

(1) Every locality shall have a Council which shall have all such functions as are granted to it by this Act
...
(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

FlagEnglish nameMaltese nameIslandRegionStatistical
District
Area
(km)
Population
(2021 census)
AttardIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħ'AttardMaltaCentralWest6.612,268
BalzanIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal BalzanMaltaCentralWest0.64,774
BirguIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-Birgu (Città Vittoriosa)MaltaSouth EastSouth Harbour0.52,261
BirkirkaraIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' BirkirkaraMaltaCentralNorth Harbour2.725,807
BirżebbuġaIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' BirżebbuġaMaltaSouthSouth East9.211,844
Cospicua (Bormla)Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Bormla (Città Cospicua)MaltaSouth EastSouth Harbour0.94,654
DingliIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħad-DingliMaltaNorthWest5.73,865
FguraIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-FguraMaltaSouth EastSouth Harbour1.113,066
FlorianaIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-FlorianaMaltaSouth EastSouth East0.941,985
FontanaIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-Fontana (It-Triq tal-Għajn)GozoGozoGozo & Comino0.51,042
GħajnsielemIl-Kunsill Lokali t'GħajnsielemGozo, CominoGozoGozo & Comino7.23,523
GħarbIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-GħarbGozoGozoGozo & Comino4.61,549
GħargħurIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal GħargħurMaltaNorthNorth23,741
GħasriIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-GħasriGozoGozoGozo & Comino5518
GħaxaqIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal GħaxaqMaltaSouthSouth East3.95,538
GudjaIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-GudjaMaltaSouthSouth East2.33,229
GżiraIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-GżiraMaltaCentralNorth Harbour1.510,331
ĦamrunIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-ĦamrunMaltaSouthNorth Harbour1.110,514
IklinIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-IklinMaltaCentralWest1.73,399
KalkaraIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-KalkaraMaltaSouth EastSouth Harbour1.83,105
KerċemIl-Kunsill Lokali Ta' KerċemGozoGozoGozo & Comino5.51,881
KirkopIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal KirkopMaltaSouthSouth East1.12,527
LijaIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal LijaMaltaCentralWest1.13,162
LuqaIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal LuqaMaltaSouthSouth Harbour6.77,249
MarsaIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-MarsaMaltaSouth EastSouth Harbour2.85,468
MarsaskalaIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Marsaskala (Wied il-Għajn)MaltaSouth EastSouth East5.416,804
MarsaxlokkIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' MarsaxlokkMaltaSouth EastSouth East4.73,988
MdinaIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-Imdina (Città Notabile)MaltaNorthWest0.9193
MellieħaIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-MellieħaMaltaNorthNorth22.612,738
MġarrIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-ImġarrMaltaNorthNorth16.14,840
MostaIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-MostaMaltaNorthNorth6.823,482
MqabbaIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-ImqabbaMaltaSouthSouth East2.63,525
MsidaIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-ImsidaMaltaCentralNorth Harbour1.713,587
MtarfaIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-ImtarfaMaltaNorthWest0.72,566
MunxarIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-MunxarGozoGozoGozo & Comino2.81,707
NadurIl-Kunsill Lokali tan-NadurGozoGozoGozo & Comino7.24,548
NaxxarIl-Kunsill Lokali tan-NaxxarMaltaNorthNorth11.616,912
PaolaIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Raħal ĠdidMaltaSouth EastSouth Harbour2.59,339
PembrokeIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' PembrokeMaltaNorthNorth Harbour2.33,545
PietàIl-Kunsill Lokali Tal-PietàMaltaCentralNorth Harbour0.55,892
QalaIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-QalaGozoGozoGozo & Comino5.92,300
QormiIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal Qormi (Città Pinto)MaltaSouthNorth Harbour518,099
QrendiIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-QrendiMaltaSouthSouth East4.93,148
RabatIl-Kunsill Lokali tar-RabatMaltaNorthWest26.611,936
SafiIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal SafiMaltaSouthSouth East2.32,641
St. Julian'sIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' San ĠiljanMaltaCentralNorth Harbour1.611,653
St. Paul's BayIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' San Pawl il-BaħarMaltaNorthNorth14.4732,042
San ĠwannIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' San ĠwannMaltaCentralNorth Harbour2.614,244
San LawrenzIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' San LawrenzGozoGozoGozo & Comino3.6772
SannatIl-Kunsill Lokali Ta' SannatGozoGozoGozo & Comino3.82,186
Santa LuċijaIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Santa LuċijaMaltaSouthSouth Harbour0.72,617
Santa VeneraIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Santa VeneraMaltaCentralNorth Harbour0.98,834
Senglea (Isla)Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Isla (Città Senglea, Città Invicta)MaltaSouth EastSouth Harbour0.22,304
SiġġiewiIl-Kunsill Lokali tas-Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand)MaltaSouthWest19.99,318
SliemaIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Tas-SliemaMaltaCentralNorth Harbour1.319,655
SwieqiIl-Kunsill Lokali tas-SwieqiMaltaNorthNorth Harbour3.113,044
TarxienIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal TarxienMaltaSouth EastSouth Harbour0.99,464
VallettaIl-Kunsill Lokali tal-Belt Valletta (Città Umillisima)MaltaSouth EastSouth Harbour0.85,157
Victoria (Rabat)Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Belt Victoria (Città Victoria)GozoGozoGozo & Comino2.97,242
Ta' XbiexIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ta' XbiexMaltaCentralNorth Harbour0.82,092
XagħraIl-Kunsill Lokali tax-XagħraGozoGozoGozo & Comino7.65,161
XewkijaIl-Kunsill Lokali tax-XewkijaGozoGozoGozo & Comino4.53,555
XgħajraIl-Kunsill Lokali tax-XgħajraMaltaSouth EastSouth Harbour12,192
ŻabbarIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħaż-Żabbar (Città Hompesch)MaltaSouth EastSouth Harbour5.317,148
ŻebbuġIl-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħaż-Żebbuġ (Città Rohan)MaltaSouthWest8.713,785
ŻebbuġIl-Kunsill Lokali taż-Żebbuġ, GħawdexGozoGozoGozo & Comino7.63,303
ŻejtunIl-Kunsill Lokali taż-Żejtun (Città Beland)MaltaSouth EastSouth East7.412,409
ŻurrieqIl-Kunsill Lokali taż-ŻurrieqMaltaSouthSouth East10.512,295

Political affiliation of mayors

Party Localities
Labour Party
48 / 68
Nationalist Party
18 / 68
Għarb First
1 / 68
Independent
2 / 68

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.

2010 elections (March and June results merged)

Party Committees Members
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

2014 election

Party Committees Members
Partit Nazzjonalista
49 / 75
Partit Laburista
22 / 75
Association for the Common Purpose
4 / 75
Total: 75 seats

Other recognised hamlets without a local community committee

See also

References

  1. "Report" (PDF). daneshnamehicsa.ir.
  2. "Report". justiceservices.gov.mt.
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