Local councils of Malta
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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 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.
CategoryUnitary state
LocationRepublic of Malta
Number68 Local Councils
Populations193 (Mdina) – 32,042 (St. Paul's Bay)
| 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 | 193 (Mdina) – 32,042 (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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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
| Flag | English name | Maltese name | Island | Region | Statistical District | Area (km2) | Population (2021 census) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Attard | Ħ'Attard | Malta | Northern | West | 6.6 | 12,268 |
 | Balzan | Ħal Balzan | 0.6 | 4,774 | |||
 | Birgu | Il-Birgu (Città Vittoriosa) | Port | South Harbour | 0.5 | 2,261 | |
 | Birkirkara | Birkirkara | Eastern | North Harbour | 2.7 | 25,807 | |
 | Birżebbuġa | Birżebbuġa | Southern | South East | 9.2 | 11,844 | |
.svg){kind=small} | Cospicua (Bormla) | Bormla (Città Cospicua) | Port | South Harbour | 0.9 | 4,654 | |
 | Dingli | Ħad-Dingli | Western | West | 5.7 | 3,865 | |
 | Fgura | Il-Fgura | Port | South Harbour | 1.1 | 13,066 | |
 | Floriana | Il-Furjana | South East | 0.94 | 1,985 | ||
 | Fontana | Il-Fontana (It-Triq tal-Għajn) | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 0.5 | 1,042 |
 | Għajnsielem | Għajnsielem | Gozo, Comino | 7.2 | 3,523 | ||
 | Għarb | L-Għarb | Gozo | 4.6 | 1,549 | ||
 | Għargħur | Ħal Għargħur | Malta | Eastern | North | 2 | 3,741 |
 | Għasri | L-Għasri | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 5 | 518 |
 | Għaxaq | Ħal Għaxaq | Malta | Southern | South East | 3.9 | 5,538 |
 | Gudja | Il-Gudja | 2.3 | 3,229 | |||
 | Gżira | Il-Gżira | Eastern | North Harbour | 1.5 | 10,331 | |
 | Ħamrun | Il-Ħamrun | Southern | 1.1 | 10,514 | ||
 | Iklin | L-Iklin | Eastern | West | 1.7 | 3,399 | |
| Kalkara | Il-Kalkara | Port | South Harbour | 1.8 | 3,105 | ||
 | Kerċem | Ta' Kerċem | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 5.5 | 1,881 |
 | Kirkop | Ħal Kirkop | Malta | Western | South East | 1.1 | 2,527 |
 | Lija | Ħal Lija | Eastern | West | 3,162 | ||
 | Luqa | Ħal Luqa | Southern | South Harbour | 6.7 | 7,249 | |
 | Marsa | Il-Marsa | 2.8 | 5,468 | |||
 | Marsaskala | Marsaskala (Wied il-Għajn) | South East | 5.4 | 16,804 | ||
 | Marsaxlokk | Marsaxlokk | 4.7 | 3,988 | |||
 | Mdina | L-Imdina (Città Notabile) | Western | West | 0.9 | 193 | |
 | Mellieħa | Il-Mellieħa | Northern | North | 22.6 | 12,738 | |
 | Mġarr | L-Imġarr | 16.1 | 4,840 | |||
 | Mosta | Il-Mosta | 6.8 | 23,482 | |||
 | Mqabba | L-Imqabba | Western | South East | 2.6 | 3,525 | |
 | Msida | L-Imsida | Eastern | North Harbour | 1.7 | 13,587 | |
 | Mtarfa | L-Imtarfa | Northern | West | 0.7 | 2,566 | |
 | Munxar | Il-Munxar | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 2.8 | 1,707 |
 | Nadur | In-Nadur | 7.2 | 4,548 | |||
 | Naxxar | In-Naxxar | Malta | Northern | North | 11.6 | 16,912 |
| Paola | Raħal Ġdid | Port | South Harbour | 2.5 | 9,339 | ||
 | Pembroke | Pembroke | Eastern | North Harbour | 2.3 | 3,545 | |
 | Pietà | Tal-Pietà | 0.5 | 5,892 | |||
 | Qala | Il-Qala | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 5.9 | 2,300 |
 | Qormi | Ħal Qormi (Città Pinto) | Malta | Southern | North Harbour | 5 | 18,099 |
 | Qrendi | Il-Qrendi | Western | South East | 4.9 | 3,148 | |
 | Rabat | Ir-Rabat | West | 26.6 | 11,936 | ||
 | Safi | Ħal Safi | South East | 2.3 | 2,641 | ||
 | St. Julian's | San Ġiljan | Eastern | North Harbour | 1.6 | 11,653 | |
 | St. Paul's Bay | San Pawl il-Baħar | Northern | North | 14.47 | 32,042 | |
 | San Ġwann | San Ġwann | North Harbour | 2.6 | 14,244 | ||
 | San Lawrenz | San Lawrenz | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 3.6 | 772 |
 | Sannat | Ta' Sannat | 3.8 | 2,186 | |||
 | Santa Luċija | Santa Luċija | Malta | Southern | South Harbour | 0.7 | 2,617 |
 | Santa Venera | Santa Venera | North Harbour | 0.9 | 8,834 | ||
 | Senglea | L-Isla (Città Senglea, Città Invicta) | Port | South Harbour | 0.2 | 2,304 | |
 | Siġġiewi | Is-Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand) | Western | West | 19.9 | 9,318 | |
 | Sliema | Tas-Sliema | Eastern | North Harbour | 1.3 | 19,655 | |
 | Swieqi | Is-Swieqi | 3.1 | 13,044 | |||
 | Tarxien | Ħal Tarxien | Port | South Harbour | 0.9 | 9,464 | |
 | Valletta | Il-Belt Valletta (Città Umillisima) | 0.8 | 5,157 | |||
 | Victoria (Rabat) | Ir-Rabat, Għawdex (Città Vittoria) | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 2.9 | 7,242 |
 | Ta' Xbiex | Ta' Xbiex | Malta | Eastern | North Harbour | 0.8 | 2,092 |
 | Xagħra | Ix-Xagħra | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.6 | 5,161 |
 | Xewkija | Ix-Xewkija | 4.5 | 3,555 | |||
 | Xgħajra | Ix-Xgħajra | Malta | Port | South Harbour | 1 | 2,192 |
 | Żabbar | Ħaż-Żabbar (Città Hompesch) | 5.3 | 17,148 | |||
 | Żebbuġ | Ħaż-Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) | Western | West | 8.7 | 13,785 | |
 | Żebbuġ | Iż-Żebbuġ | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.6 | 3,303 |
 | Żejtun | Iż-Żejtun (Città Beland) | Malta | Southern | South East | 7.4 | 12,409 |
 | Żurrieq | Iż-Żurrieq | Western | 10.5 | 12,295 |
Political affiliation of mayors
| Party | Localities | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 40 / 68 | |
| Nationalist Party | 23 / 68 | |
| Għarb First | 1 / 68 | |
| Floriana 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.
- 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 and 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
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
- Albert Town, Marsa
- Bengħisa, Birżebbuġa
- Bidnija in Mosta/Mġarr
- Bir id-Deheb in Żejtun/Għaxaq
- Blata l-Bajda in Ħamrun/Marsa
- Tal-Blata l-Għolja in Mosta
- Buġibba in St. Paul's Bay
- Bulebel iż-Żgħir in Żabbar
- Buskett in Dingli/Siġġiewi
- Ġebel San Martin in Żejtun
- Għadira in Mellieħa
- Tal-Ibraġ in Swieqi
- Magħtab in Naxxar
- Manikata in Mellieħa
- Pwales in St. Paul's Bay
- Qajjenza in Birżebbuġa
- Qawra in St. Paul's Bay
- Tar-Rabbat in Ħamrun
- Salina in Naxxar
- San Martin in St. Paul's Bay
- Santa Margerita in Mosta
- Santa Maria Estate in Mellieħa
- Ta' Ganza in Żejtun
- Ta' Ġiorni in San Ġiljan
- Ta' Kassja in Gozo
- Ta' Taħt iċ-Ċint in Żurrieq
- Tal-Barmil in Gozo
- Tal-Bebbux in Żurrieq
- Tal-Ħawli in Birgu
- Tal-Millieri in Għaxaq
- Tal-Plier in Żabbar
- Tal-Qattus (Birkirkara) in Birkirkara
- Tal-Qattus (Għaxaq) in Għaxaq
- Tas-Salib in Mellieħa
- Ta' Żwejt in San Ġwann
- Victoria Gardens in Swieqi
- Wied iż-Żurrieq in Qrendi
- Xemxija in St. Paul's Bay
- Ix-Xwieki in Għargħur
- Żebbiegħ in Mġarr
- Ta' Żokkrija in Mosta
See also
- 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
