Birkirkara

Birkirkara Birkirkara
Local council
St. Helen's Basilica – Parish Church
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  In hoc signo vinces
Coordinates: 35°53′48″N 14°27′45″E / 35.89667°N 14.46250°E / 35.89667; 14.46250
Country	Malta
Region	Central Region
District	Northern Harbour District
Borders	Attard, Balzan, Iklin, Lija, Msida, Qormi, San Ġwann, Santa Venera
Government
• Mayor	Joanne Debono Grech (PL)
Area
• Total	2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (January 2019)
• Total	24,356
• Density	9,021/km2 (23,360/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Karkariż (m), Karkariża (f), Karkariżi (pl)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	BKR
Dialing code	356
ISO 3166 code	MT-04
Patron saints	Helena Empress; Saint Joseph; Our Lady of Mount Carmel; Anthony of Padua
Day of festa	Saint Helen: 18 August (or first Sunday after date); Sunday after 15 August; 1 May; First Sunday of July; First Sunday of June
Website	Official website

Birkirkara is a city in the central region of Malta. It is the second most populous city, with 24,356 people living there in 2020.

Twin towns

Birkirkara is twinned with:

• Grosseto, Italy
• Sorrento, Italy
• Longobardi, Italy
• Carbonne, France

References

1. ↑ "The Malta Government Gazette" (PDF). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
2. ↑ "Twinning". localgovernment.gov.mt. Government of Malta. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

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