Fgura

Fgura (Maltese: Il-Fgura, Italian: Figura) is a town in the Port Region of Malta. It has a population of 13,066 as of 2021. Its northern fringes are bordered by the Cottonera Lines of fortifications while it merges with the towns of Żabbar to the east and Paola and Tarxien to the West. A modern settlement, Fgura expanded to the outskirts of the Grand Harbour area and was one of the fastest-growing towns of Malta. Fgura has grown to become one of the foremost commercial areas in the central-southern part of the island. Today, Fgura has one of the highest population densities in the country. Six Phoenician tombs dating to the 3rd or 4th century B.C. were found in Fgura in 1948. The town's name comes from the Ficura family, who owned land in the area when it was a rural village.