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Regions Of Malta
Malta is subdivided into 6 regions (). Three regions were originally created by the Local Councils Act of 1993, and were integrated into the constitution in 2001. Two of the regions were split into smaller ones by Act No. XVI of 2009, and Malta was divided into five regions.Act No. XIV of 2019 reorganized the subdivision, establishing six regions, and was implemented in November 2021 Each region has a Regional Council (), which consists of a Regional President, a Deputy President, an Executive Secretary and between 10 and 12 members. Function According to article 37B of the Local Governments' Act, the functions of Regional Councils include issuing calls for tenders for waste management services, conducting social impact evaluations, providing professional assistance across various sectors to local c ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two official languages are Maltese language, Maltese and English language, English. The country's capital is Valletta, which is the smallest capital city in the EU by both area and population. It was also the first World Heritage Site, World Heritage City in Europe to become a European Capital of Culture in 2018. With a population of about 542,000 over an area of , Malta is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, tenth-smallest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population density, ninth-most densely populated. Various sources consider the country to consist of a single urban region, for which it is often described as a city-state. Malta has been inhabited since at least 6500 BC, during the Mesolith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Western Region, Malta
The Western Region (Maltese: ''Reġjun Punent'') is one of the six regions of Malta. Spread over an area of , it is located in the southwestern part of the main island of Malta. The region borders the Northern and Southern regions. While the region is amongst the largest regions by land area, it is the least populated region in the main island. It was created by the Act No. XIV of 2019 and carved from parts of the Central Region in 2022. The region was one of the shooting locations of the popular television series Game of Thrones. History The region came under the Roman Republic after the Second Punic War in 218 BCE. The Romans established the city of Mdina in the region, and named it as "Melita" after the Greek name for the island of Malta. The region expanded significantly during the period, around the present day city of Rabat, which also served as the administrative center of the island. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the walls around the region were fortified. An i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Districts Of Malta
Malta is for non-local government purposes divided into districts as opposed to the local government Regions of Malta, regions at the same level. The three main types of such districts – statistical, electoral at national level, and policing – have no mainstream administrative effect as the regions and Local councils of Malta, local councils function as the only administrative divisions of the country. Statistical districts and regions Six districts exist, used for statistical purposes and which are, in turn, grouped into five Regions of Malta, regions: , Northern Region, Malta, Reġjun Tramuntana, Central Region, Malta, Reġjun Ċentrali (both of which were formerly part of Malta Majjistral region), Southern Region, Malta, Reġjun Nofsinhar, South Eastern Region, Reġjun Xlokk (both of which were formerly part of Malta Xlokk region), and Gozo Region, Gozo. Each district consists of several Local councils of Malta, localities. The Northern Harbour District, Western Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Local Councils Of Malta
Since June 30, 1993, Malta has been subdivided into 68 localities, governed by local councils, , 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 of Malta, regions. According to the Local Councils Act (Chapter 363 of the Laws of Malta), Art. 3: (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 Political affiliation of mayors List of Maltese and Gozitan local communities councils Elections for these administrative committees were first ever held 2010 Maltese local elections, 27 March 2010, in the first 8 hamlets listed in this list, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Malta Xlokk
Malta Xlokk, also known as the South Eastern Region, was a Regions of Malta, region of Malta between 1993 and 2009. It was located on the Malta (island), main island of Malta, bordering Malta Majjistral. It included the capital Valletta. The name referred to the Sirocco wind, which is ''Xlokk'' in Maltese language, Maltese. The region was created by the Local Councils Act of 30 June 1993, and was integrated into the constitution in 2001. It was abolished by Act No. XVI of 2009, and it was divided into the Southern Region, Malta, Southern Region and part of the South Eastern Region. Subdivision Districts The region included 2 statistical districts: *Districts of Malta#South Eastern District, South Eastern *Districts of Malta#Southern Harbour District, Southern Harbour Local councils Malta Xlokk included 25 local councils: * Birgu, Birgu (Città Vittoriosa) * Birżebbuġa * Cospicua, Bormla (Città Cospicua) * Fgura * Floriana * Għaxaq * Gudja * Senglea, Senglea (Città Invi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Malta Majjistral
Malta Majjistral, also known as the North Western Region, was a region of Malta between 1993 and 2009. It was located on the main island of Malta, bordering Malta Xlokk. The name referred to the Mistral wind, which is ''Majjistral'' in Maltese. The region was created by the Local Councils Act of 30 June 1993, and was integrated into the constitution in 2001. It was abolished by Act No. XVI of 2009, and it was divided into the Northern Region, Central Region and part of the Southern Region. Subdivision Districts The region included 3 statistical districts: *Northern * Northern Harbour *Western Local councils Malta Majjistral included 29 local councils: * Attard * Balzan * Birkirkara * Dingli * Għargħur * Gżira * Ħamrun * Iklin * Lija * Mdina (Città Notabile) * Mellieħa * Mġarr * Mosta * Msida * Mtarfa * Naxxar * Pembroke * Pietà * Qormi (Città Pinto) * Rabat * San Ġiljan * San Ġwann * San Pawl il-Baħar * Santa Venera * Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand) * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Regiones De Malta
''Regiones'' (singular: ''regio'') or ''provinciae'',(singular: ''provincia''), also referred to by historians as small shires or early folk territories, were early territorial divisions of Anglo-Saxon England, referred to in sources such as Anglo-Saxon charters and the writings of Bede. They are likely to have originated in the years before 600, and most evidence for them occurs in sources from or about the 7th century. ''Regiones'' were self-sufficient units of mixed subsistence agriculture consisting of scattered settlements producing the range of foodstuffs and other forms of produce necessary to support their population. They formed the defined territories of tribes or similar social groupings and were the building-blocks around which the larger Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were governed. ''Regiones'' gradually fragmented in the later Anglo-Saxon period as land was granted into private or ecclesiastical ownership by charter, and the smaller manors that emerged were gradually re-orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Valletta
Valletta ( ; , ) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 Local councils of Malta, council areas. Located between the Grand Harbour to the east and Marsamxett Harbour to the west, its population as of 2021 was 5,157. As Malta’s capital city, it is a commercial centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life. It is also the southernmost capital of Europe, and at just , it is the European Union's smallest capital city. Valletta's 16th-century buildings were constructed by the Hospitaller Malta, Knights Hospitaller. The city was named after the Frenchman Jean Parisot de Valette, who succeeded in defending the island against an Ottoman invasion during the Great Siege of Malta. The city is Baroque architecture, Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist architecture#Mannerist architecture, Mannerist, Neoclassical architecture, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture, though the Second World War left major scars on the city, particularly the destruction of the Royal Oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Eastern Region
The South Eastern Region () is a former region of Malta. The region included the southeastern part of the main island of Malta, including the capital Valletta. The region bordered the Central and Southern Regions. It was created by the Act No. XVI of 2009 out of part of Malta Xlokk. Act No. XIV of 2019 abolished the region, and its territory was divided between the newly formed Port Region and the Southern Region. Administrative divisions Districts South Eastern Region included parts of the South Eastern and Southern Harbour Districts. Local councils South Eastern Region included 15 local councils: * Birgu (Città Vittoriosa) - include the area of Tal-Ħawli * Bormla (Città Cospicua) - include the area of San Ġwann t'Għuxa * Fgura - include the area of Tal-Liedna * Floriana - include the areas of Sa Maison, Balzunetta and Valletta Waterfront * Kalkara - include the areas of Rinella, Bighi, Ricasoli and Smart City Malta * Marsa - include the areas of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Eastern Region Malta Coa
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', ), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). South is sometimes abbreviated as S. Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Central Region, Malta
The Central Region () is a former region of Malta. The region included the central part of the main island of Malta, and bordered the Northern, Southern and South Eastern Regions. It was created by the Act No. XVI of 2009 out of part of Malta Majjistral. Act No. XIV of 2019 replaced the region with Eastern Region, significantly changing its composition Administrative divisions Districts Central Region included parts of the Northern Harbour and Western Districts. Local councils Central Region included 13 local councils: * Attard - include the areas of Ħal Warda, Misraħ Kola, Sant'Anton and Ta' Qali. * Balzan * Birkirkara - include the areas of Fleur-de-Lys, Swatar, Tal-Qattus, Ta' Paris and Mrieħel. * Gżira - include the area of Manoel Island * Iklin * Lija - include the area of Tal-Mirakli * Msida - include the areas of Swatar and Tal-Qroqq * Pietà - include the area of Gwardamanġa * St. Julian's - include the areas of Paceville, Balluta Bay, St. Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Central Region Malta Coa
Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as Middle Africa * Central America, a region in the centre of America continent * Central Asia, a region in the centre of Eurasian continent * Central Australia, a region of the Australian continent * Central Belt, an area in the centre of Scotland * Central Europe, a region of the European continent * Central London, the centre of London * Central Region (other) * Central United States, a region of the United States of America Specific locations Countries * Central African Republic, a country in Africa States and provinces * Blue Nile (state) or Central, a state in Sudan * Central Department, Paraguay * Central Province (Kenya) * Central Province (Papua New Guinea) * Central Province (Solomon Islands) * Central Province, Sri Lanka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
