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Malta is subdivided into 5 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 now there are five regions.^[2] Malta is divided into five regions without administrative functions.^[2]

Each region has a Regional Committee (Maltese: Kumitat Reġjonali), which consists of a Regional President, a Vice President, an Executive Secretary and between 10 and 14 members.^[3]^{[full citation needed]}

List

Current regions

Region	Seat	Largest city	Area	Population (2014)	Population density	Established
Central Region	San Ġwann	Birkirkara	23.6 km² (9.1 sq mi)	111,994	4,700/km² (12,000/sq mi)	2009
Gozo Region	Victoria	Victoria	68.7 km² (26.5 sq mi)	37,342	540/km² (1,400/sq mi)	1993
Northern Region	St. Paul's Bay	St. Paul's Bay	112.9 km² (43.6 sq mi)	102,892	910/km² (2,400/sq mi)	2009
South Eastern Region	Valletta	Żabbar	36.2 km² (14.0 sq mi)	99,301	2,700/km² (7,000/sq mi)	2009
Southern Region	Qormi	Qormi	78.9 km² (30.5 sq mi)	93,897	1,200/km² (3,100/sq mi)	2009

Former regions (1993–2009)

Region	Largest city	Area	Population (2005)	Population density	Established	Abolished
Malta Majjistral	Birkirkara	163 km² (63 sq mi)	227,117	1,393/km² (3,610/sq mi)	1993	2009
Malta Xlokk	Żabbar	64 km² (25 sq mi)	140,882	2,201/km² (5,700/sq mi)	1993	2009

References

^ "Malta" (PDF). Assembly of European Regions. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Regions of Malta". Statoids. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ Protokol Lokali u Reġjonali (PDF) (in Maltese). Valletta: Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

[1] "Malta" (PDF). Assembly of European Regions. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

[statoids.com-2] "Regions of Malta". Statoids. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

[3] Protokol Lokali u Reġjonali (PDF) (in Maltese). Valletta: Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

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 [[Malta]] is subdivided into 5 '''regions''' ({{lang-mt|reġjuni}}). Three regions were originally created by the Local Councils Act of 1993, and were integrated into the constitution in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Malta |url=http://www.aer.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/MainIssues/Regional_Democracy/AER_Regionalism_Report/Report_by_country/MALTA_2010.pdf |publisher=[[Assembly of European Regions]] |access-date=1 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208122702/http://www.aer.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/MainIssues/Regional_Democracy/AER_Regionalism_Report/Report_by_country/MALTA_2010.pdf |archive-date=8 February 2013 }}</ref>{{better source}} Two of the regions were split into smaller ones by Act No. XVI of 2009, and now there are five regions.<ref name="statoids.com">{{cite web|title=Regions of Malta|url=http://www.statoids.com/umt.html|website=Statoids|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> Malta is divided into five regions without administrative functions.<ref name="statoids.com"/>

v t e Regions of Malta
Current	Gozo Northern Eastern Western Port Southern
Until 2021	Central South Eastern
Until 2009	Malta Majjistral Malta Xlokk

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List

Current regions

Former regions (1993–2009)

See also

References