Xgħajra

Coordinates: 35°53′11″N 14°32′50″E / 35.88639°N 14.54722°E / 35.88639; 14.54722
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Xgħajra
Ix-Xgħajra
Xgħajra seafront
Xgħajra seafront
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
XJR
Dialing code356
ISO 3166 codeMT-63
Patron saintOur Lady of Graces
Day of festaSunday after 8 September
WebsiteOfficial website
Chapel of Xgħajra

Xgħajra (Maltese: Ix-Xgħajra) is a small village in the South Eastern Region of Malta. It is located on the coast, about halfway between Valletta and Marsaskala. Its local football club is known as the Xgħajra Tornadoes F.C. Contrary to popular belief, it has no relation to the Gozitan village Xagħra. Its population stood at 1,732 in March 2014.[1]

Local Council

The current local council members are:

  • Attard, Neil (Sindku) - PL
  • Pulis, Rosabelle (vici Sindku) - PL
  • Valvo, Anthony - PL
  • Camilleri, Raymond - PL
  • Borġ, Doris - Independent

Zones in Xgħajra

  • San Pietru
  • Ta' Alessi
  • Ta' Maġġi
  • Tal-Qassisin
  • Tan-Nisa
  • Tumbrell
  • Wied Glavan

Main Roads

  • Dawret ix-Xatt (Strand By-Pass)
  • Triq Ħaż-Żabbar (Zabbar Road)
  • Triq il-Fortizza tal-Grazzja (Grazzia Fort Street)
  • Triq il-Knisja (Church Street)
  • Triq it-Torri ta' Alof de Wignacourt (Alof de Wignacourt Tower Street). This road refers to the
    Grand Master Fra Alof de Wignacourt, which was one of the set of Wignacourt towers. The British demolished the tower to clear a field of fire for the Della Grazie Battery
    which they constructed in 1888.

Twin towns – sister cities

Xgħajra is

twinned with:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Estimated Population by Locality 31st March, 2014". Government of Malta. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Twinning". localgovernment.gov.mt. Government of Malta. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

External links

  • Media related to Xgħajra at Wikimedia Commons