The Southern Region ( mt, Reġjun Nofsinhar) is one of six
regions of
Malta. The region covers the southeastern part of the
main island of Malta. The region borders the
Northern
Northern may refer to the following:
Geography
* North, a point in direction
* Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe
* Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States
* Northern Province, Sri Lanka
* Northern Range, a ra ...
,
Eastern,
Port and
Western Regions.
It was created by the Act No. XVI of 2009 out of parts of
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 ...
and
Malta Xlokk. Act No. XIV of 2019, which led to a regional reform in 2021, significantly altered the region's borders and composition, and reduced its local councils from 14 to 12.
Administrative divisions
Districts
Southern Region includes parts of the
Northern Harbour District,
South Eastern District and
Southern Harbour District.
Local councils
Southern Region includes 12 local councils:
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Birżebbuġa - include the areas of
Qajjenza,
Tal-Papa,
Bengħisa Battery,
Ħal Far, and
Għar Dalam
Għar Dalam ("Cave of Dalam" (a fifteenth century family name), ) is a 144 metre long phreatic tube and cave, or cul-de-sac, located in the outskirts of Birżebbuġa, Malta. The cave contains the bone remains of animals that were stranded and ...
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Għaxaq - include the areas of
Ħas-Saptan,
Ħal Dmikki,
Tal-Qattus and
Tal-Millieri
*
Gudja - include the areas of
Bir Miftuħ,
Tal-Mithna and
Xlejli
*
Ħamrun - include the areas of
Blata l-Bajda and
Rabbat
*
Luqa
Luqa ( mt, Ħal Luqa, , ) is a town located in the Southern Region of Malta, 4.3 km away from the capital Valletta. With a population of 5,945 as of March 2014, it is a small but densely populated settlement which is typical of Malta's old ...
- include the area of
Ħal Farruġ
*
Marsa Marsa may refer to:
Places
*Marsa, Aude, a commune in the Aude départment of France
* Marsa, Malta, a city in central Malta
*Mârșa, a commune in Giurgiu County, Romania
* La Marsa, a suburb of the city of Tunis, Tunisia
*Mârșa, a village in Av ...
- include the areas of
Albert Town and
Menqa (annexed in 2021 from
South Eastern Region)
*
Marsaskala - include the areas of
St. Thomas' Bay,
Żonqor Battery and
Bellavista (annexed in 2021 from South Eastern region)
*
Marsaxlokk - include the areas of
Delimara and
Tas-Silġ (annexed in 2021 from South Eastern region)
*
Qormi (Città Pinto) - include the areas of
Ħandaq and
Tal-Ħlas
*
Santa Luċija
*
Santa Venera - include parts of
Fleur-de-Lys and
Mrieħel (annexed in 2021 from
Central region)
*
Żejtun (Città Beland) - include the areas of
Bulebel,
Ä ebel San Martin,
Bir id-Deheb,
Tal-Barrani,
Ħajt il-Wied Ħajt il-Wied, is a zone in the north of Żejtun, Malta. Wied Mazza (Mazza Valley), separates Żejtun from Żabbar and Marsaskala.
Hunting is permitted in this area.
Climate
The rainy water of Żejtun first goes to this valley, before it run ...
and
Ħal Tmin (annexed in 2021 from South Eastern region)
;Hamlets:
*
Ħal Farruġ
Local councils lost in 2021
After the 2021 local government reform, the region ceded 6 of its local councils to the newly established Western region:
*
Kirkop
*
Mqabba
*
Qrendi - include the areas of
Maqluba,
Wied iż-Żurrieq Wied may mean:
Places
*County of Wied, a County of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
*Wied (river), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
*Wied, Rhineland-Palatinate, a community in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
*Wied, Texas, an unincorporated area in Texas ...
and
Ħaġar Qim
*
Safi
*
Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand) - include the areas of
Għar Lapsi
Għar Lapsi is a small bay near Siġġiewi, Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is ...
,
Fawwara and
Girgenti
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Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) - include the areas of
Ħal Muxi,
Ħal Mula,
Ħal Dwin
*
Żurrieq - include the areas of
Bubaqra,
Nigret and
Tal-Bebbux
Regional Council
The current Southern Regional Counsil ( mt, Kunsill Reġjonali Nofsinhar) is made up of:
References
External links
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{{Regions of Malta
Regions of Malta
States and territories established in 2009
2009 establishments in Malta