Santa Luċija, Malta

Santa Luċija Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Santa Luċija
—  Local council  —
Santa Luċija
Chinese Garden of Serenity
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 35°51′45″N 14°30′16″E
Country	Malta
Island	Malta
District
Borders	Tarxien, Paola, Żejtun, Għaxaq, Luqa, Gudja
Government
• Mayor	Frederick Cutajar (Partit Laburista(PL))
Area
• Total	0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population
• Total	3,186
• Density	Bad rounding here4,600/km2 (Bad rounding here12,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Ta' Santa Luċija
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
Dialing code	356
Patron saint	Pius X
Day of festa
Website	Official website

Santa Luċija is a small village (pop. 3,174 inhabitants (November 2005)) which is one of the modern towns developed during the 20th century on the island of Malta. By virtue of an article which appeared in Government Gazette of 7 July 1961 the area between Tal-Barrani (Tarxien By-Pass) and Luqa By-Pass. Santa Luċija was named after a 16th-century chapel located in the vicinity. The Parish Church is dedicated to Pius X. It is home of the Chinese Garden of Serenity (a Chinese-built public garden). It houses a hypogeum which was discovered in 1973.

Zones in Santa Luċija

• Bir-Ġurat
• Roqba
• Sqajjaq t'Isfel
• Ta' Garnaw
• Ta' Garriba
• Taċ-Ċagħki
• Tal-Lampat
• Tax-Xewk

Santa Luċija Main Roads

• Dawret it-Torri (Tower By-Pass)
• Triq Katarina Vitale (Catherine Vitale Street)
• Triq Marija DeDominicis (Maria De Dominicas Street)
• Triq Ħal-Luqa (Luqa Road)
• Triq il-Begonja (Begonia Street)
• Triq il-Pepprin (Poppies Street)
• Triq il-Prinjoli (Aleppo Pine Street)
• Triq Tal-Barrani (Tal-Barrani Road)
• Vjal l-Oleandri (Oleandri Avenue)

External links

• Santa Luċija Local Council