Districts of Malta


Malta is divided into districts. The four types of districts are regional councils, statistical districts, electoral districts, and policing districts.

Regional Councils

Malta is divided into six regions for local-government and administrative purposes. 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 councils, coordinating with government entities and preparing annual Work Plans to address financial and human resource requirements.

Former regions (2009-2021)

Coat of armsRegionSeatLargest cityAreaPopulation Population densityEstablishedAbolished
Central RegionSan ĠwannBirkirkara11199420092021
South Eastern RegionVallettaŻabbar9930120092021

Former regions (1993–2009)

RegionLargest cityAreaPopulation Population densityEstablishedAbolished
Malta MajjistralBirkirkara22711719932009
Malta XlokkŻabbar14088219932009

Statistical districts and regions

Malta is divided into six districts for statistical purposes, as defined by the and Eurostat. Each district comprises a number of local councils. At the NUTS-3 level, these districts are grouped into two regions: Malta and Gozo and Comino.
Historically, the statistical districts were sometimes grouped into three larger statistical regions: Malta Majjistral, Malta Xlokk, and Gozo and Comino. This classification is no longer in official use.

Southern Harbour District

The Southern Harbour District forms part of Malta Xlokk. It contains 14 local councils including the all but western suburbs of the capital Valletta and the small cities Birgu, Cospicua, Senglea and Żabbar. Its largest locality is Żabbar; its smallest, Xgħajra. The District's population is 80,170 across its 26.1 km2. Thus it then ranked second-most populous and had the fifth-largest extent.

Northern Harbour District

The Northern Harbour District forms part of the Central Region. It contains 13 local councils including the city of Qormi, with the largest locality being Birkirkara. The smallest one is Ta' Xbiex. The population of the District is 131,056 across its 24.1 km2. It is the most populous and yet the smallest.

South Eastern District

The South Eastern District forms part of Malta Xlokk. It contains 11 local councils including the city of Żejtun, with the largest locality being Marsaskala while the smallest one is Ħal Safi. The population of the District is 68,044 across its 54.3 km2. It is the fourth-largest district by population and area.

Western District

The Western District forms part of Malta Majjistral. It contains 10 local councils including the cities of Mdina, Siġġiewi and Żebbuġ, the most populous locality being Żebbuġ. The smallest one is Mdina. The population of the District is 59,817 across its 72.5 km2. Thus it was the fifth-largest by population and has the second-largest extent.

Northern District

The Northern District forms part of the Northern Region. It contains 6 local councils but no cities, with the largest locality being St. Paul's Bay ; its smallest is Għargħur. The population of the District is 69,467 across its 73.6 km2. It is the third most populous and is the largest.

Gozo and Comino District

The Gozo and Comino District is also the Gozo Region. It contains 14 local councils including the city of Victoria. This is also the largest locality while the smallest one is Għasri. The population of the District is 31,879 across its 68.7 km2. It is the least populous district and the third biggest.

Electoral districts

There are currently 13 Electoral Divisions for the unicameral parliament. Each consists of a number of localities.

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This district consists of the islands of Gozo and Comino

Police districts

Following the 2022 amendments to the police district's boundaries and compositions, Malta has 2 police regions which fall under the responsibility of 2 distinct Assistant Commissioners. Each of these 2 regions consist of 6 police districts, amounting to a total of 12 districts. Each district is administered by its nominated Superintendent and has its own police headquarters.

Region A

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

Region B

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

District 11

District 12