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.
List of Maltese local councils
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Population (2021 census) |
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Attard | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħ'Attard | Malta | Central | West | 6.6 | 12,268 |
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Balzan | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal Balzan | Malta | Central | West | 0.6 | 4,774 |
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Birgu | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Birgu (Città Vittoriosa) | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 0.5 | 2,261 |
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Birkirkara | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Birkirkara | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 2.7 | 25,807 |
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Birżebbuġa | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Birżebbuġa | Malta | South | South East | 9.2 | 11,844 |
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Cospicua (Bormla) | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Bormla (Città Cospicua) | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 0.9 | 4,654 |
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Dingli | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħad-Dingli | Malta | North | West | 5.7 | 3,865 |
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Fgura | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Fgura | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 1.1 | 13,066 |
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Floriana | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Floriana | Malta | South East | South East | 0.94 | 1,985 |
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Fontana | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Fontana (It-Triq tal-Għajn) | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 0.5 | 1,042 |
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Għajnsielem | Il-Kunsill Lokali t'Għajnsielem | Gozo, Comino | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.2 | 3,523 |
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Għarb | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Għarb | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 4.6 | 1,549 |
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Għargħur | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal Għargħur | Malta | North | North | 2 | 3,741 |
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Għasri | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Għasri | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 5 | 518 |
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Għaxaq | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal Għaxaq | Malta | South | South East | 3.9 | 5,538 |
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Gudja | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Gudja | Malta | South | South East | 2.3 | 3,229 |
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Gżira | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Gżira | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 1.5 | 10,331 |
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Ħamrun | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Ħamrun | Malta | South | North Harbour | 1.1 | 10,514 |
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Iklin | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Iklin | Malta | Central | West | 1.7 | 3,399 |
Kalkara | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Kalkara | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 1.8 | 3,105 | |
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Kerċem | Il-Kunsill Lokali Ta' Kerċem | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 5.5 | 1,881 |
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Kirkop | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal Kirkop | Malta | South | South East | 1.1 | 2,527 |
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Lija | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal Lija | Malta | Central | West | 1.1 | 3,162 |
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Luqa | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal Luqa | Malta | South | South Harbour | 6.7 | 7,249 |
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Marsa | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Marsa | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 2.8 | 5,468 |
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Marsaskala | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Marsaskala (Wied il-Għajn) | Malta | South East | South East | 5.4 | 16,804 |
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Marsaxlokk | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Marsaxlokk | Malta | South East | South East | 4.7 | 3,988 |
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Mdina | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Imdina (Città Notabile) | Malta | North | West | 0.9 | 193 |
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Mellieħa | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Mellieħa | Malta | North | North | 22.6 | 12,738 |
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Mġarr | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Imġarr | Malta | North | North | 16.1 | 4,840 |
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Mosta | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Mosta | Malta | North | North | 6.8 | 23,482 |
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Mqabba | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Imqabba | Malta | South | South East | 2.6 | 3,525 |
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Msida | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Imsida | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 1.7 | 13,587 |
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Mtarfa | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Imtarfa | Malta | North | West | 0.7 | 2,566 |
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Munxar | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Munxar | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 2.8 | 1,707 |
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Nadur | Il-Kunsill Lokali tan-Nadur | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.2 | 4,548 |
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Naxxar | Il-Kunsill Lokali tan-Naxxar | Malta | North | North | 11.6 | 16,912 |
Paola | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Raħal Ġdid | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 2.5 | 9,339 | |
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Pembroke | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Pembroke | Malta | North | North Harbour | 2.3 | 3,545 |
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Pietà | Il-Kunsill Lokali Tal-Pietà | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 0.5 | 5,892 |
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Qala | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Qala | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 5.9 | 2,300 |
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Qormi | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal Qormi (Città Pinto) | Malta | South | North Harbour | 5 | 18,099 |
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Qrendi | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Qrendi | Malta | South | South East | 4.9 | 3,148 |
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Rabat | Il-Kunsill Lokali tar-Rabat | Malta | North | West | 26.6 | 11,936 |
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Safi | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal Safi | Malta | South | South East | 2.3 | 2,641 |
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St. Julian's | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' San Ġiljan | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 1.6 | 11,653 |
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St. Paul's Bay | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' San Pawl il-Baħar | Malta | North | North | 14.47 | 32,042 |
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San Ġwann | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' San Ġwann | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 2.6 | 14,244 |
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San Lawrenz | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' San Lawrenz | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 3.6 | 772 |
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Sannat | Il-Kunsill Lokali Ta' Sannat | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 3.8 | 2,186 |
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Santa Luċija | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Santa Luċija | Malta | South | South Harbour | 0.7 | 2,617 |
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Santa Venera | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Santa Venera | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 0.9 | 8,834 |
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Senglea (Isla) | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Isla (Città Senglea, Città Invicta) | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 0.2 | 2,304 |
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Siġġiewi | Il-Kunsill Lokali tas-Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand) | Malta | South | West | 19.9 | 9,318 |
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Sliema | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Tas-Sliema | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 1.3 | 19,655 |
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Swieqi | Il-Kunsill Lokali tas-Swieqi | Malta | North | North Harbour | 3.1 | 13,044 |
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Tarxien | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħal Tarxien | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 0.9 | 9,464 |
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Valletta | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Belt Valletta (Città Umillisima) | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 0.8 | 5,157 |
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Victoria (Rabat) | Il-Kunsill Lokali tal-Belt Victoria (Città Victoria) | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 2.9 | 7,242 |
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Ta' Xbiex | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ta' Xbiex | Malta | Central | North Harbour | 0.8 | 2,092 |
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Xagħra | Il-Kunsill Lokali tax-Xagħra | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.6 | 5,161 |
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Xewkija | Il-Kunsill Lokali tax-Xewkija | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 4.5 | 3,555 |
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Xgħajra | Il-Kunsill Lokali tax-Xgħajra | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 1 | 2,192 |
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Żabbar | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħaż-Żabbar (Città Hompesch) | Malta | South East | South Harbour | 5.3 | 17,148 |
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Żebbuġ | Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Ħaż-Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) | Malta | South | West | 8.7 | 13,785 |
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Żebbuġ | Il-Kunsill Lokali taż-Żebbuġ, Għawdex | Gozo | Gozo | Gozo & Comino | 7.6 | 3,303 |
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Żejtun | Il-Kunsill Lokali taż-Żejtun (Città Beland) | Malta | South East | South East | 7.4 | 12,409 |
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Żurrieq | Il-Kunsill Lokali taż-Żurrieq | Malta | South | South East | 10.5 | 12,295 |
Political affiliation of mayors
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Labour Party | 48 / 68
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Nationalist Party | 18 / 68
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Għarb First | 1 / 68
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Independent | 2 / 68
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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 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
[edit]2010 elections (March and June results merged)
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Partit Nazzjonalista | 45 / 80
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Partit Laburista | 28 / 80
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Association for the Common Purpose | 5 / 80
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Better Environment for Bumarrad | 1 / 80
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Independents | 1 / 80
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Total: | 80 seats |
2014 election
[edit]Party | Committees Members | |
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Partit Nazzjonalista | 49 / 75
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Partit Laburista | 22 / 75
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Association for the Common Purpose | 4 / 75
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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' 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
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