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Valletta (/ v ə ˈ l ɛ t ə / ⓘ və-LET-ə; Maltese: il-Belt Valletta, pronounced [vɐlˈlɛttɐ]) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 council areas. Located between the Grand Harbour to the east and Marsamxett Harbour to the west, its population as of 2021 was 5,157. [ 3 ]
In Maltese law, no distinction is made between cities, towns, and villages; city status is purely honorary and colloquial. Malta is divided into 68 local councils. The local councils which formerly had city status all feature a mural crown on the crest of their coat of arms. The table shows the historical cities:
It was also the first World Heritage City in Europe to become a European Capital of Culture in 2018. [18] With a population of about 542,000 [8] over an area of 316 km 2 (122 sq mi), [7] Malta is the world's tenth-smallest country by area [19] [20] and the ninth most densely populated.
Malta Freeport is the 11th busiest container port in continent of Europe and 46th in the World with a trade volume of 2.3 million TEU's in 2008. [25] There is also a man-made harbour at Ċirkewwa. This is connected with Mġarr Harbour on Gozo by the Gozo ferry which makes numerous trips each day. The only airport on Malta is Malta International ...
Malta is subdivided into 6 regions (Maltese: reġjuni). Three regions were originally created by the Local Councils Act of 1993, and were integrated into the constitution in 2001. [1] [better source needed] Two of the regions were split into smaller ones by Act No. XVI of 2009, and Malta was divided into five regions. [2]
Malta: Valletta: 316 km 2 (122 sq mi) The Republic of Malta is an archipelago of seven islands in the central Mediterranean Sea and has a population of around 446,000 (2013 estimate), [4] meaning it has a larger population than several non-microstates, notably Iceland which has a population of around 325,000 (2014 estimate). [5]
The geography of Malta is dominated by water. Malta is an archipelago of coralline limestone , located in Europe , in the Mediterranean Sea , 81 kilometres south of Sicily , Italy , [ 1 ] and nearly 300 km north (Libya) and northeast (Tunisia) of Africa .
Malta is a small and densely populated sovereign island nation located in Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea. [1] Malta comprises an archipelago of seven islands, of which the three largest are inhabited. Malta is located 93 km (58 mi) south of Sicily, and 288 km (179 mi) north of North Africa, giving the country a warm, Mediterranean climate. [2]