Southern Region, Malta

Region in Malta, Malta

Southern Region Reġjun Nofsinhar
Region
Marsaxlokk
Flag Coat of arms
Map of the Southern Region
Coordinates: 35°52′42.2″N 14°28′12.1″E / 35.878389°N 14.470028°E / 35.878389; 14.470028
Country	Malta
Island	Malta
Act No. XVI of 2009	30 September 2009
Seat	Qormi
Government Regional Council
• Regional President	Jesmond Aquilina
Area
• Total	78.9 km² (30.5 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	106,593
• Density	1,400/km² (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1
Dialing code	356
Local councils	12
Website	Official website

The Southern Region (Maltese: Reġjun Nofsinhar) is one of six regions of Malta. The region covers the southeastern part of the main island of Malta. The region borders the Northern, Eastern, Port and Western Regions.

It was created by the Act No. XVI of 2009 out of parts of Malta Majjistral and Malta Xlokk.^[1]Act No. XIV of 2019, which led to a regional reform in 2021, significantly altered the region's borders and composition, and reduced its local councils from 14 to 12.

Administrative divisions

Districts

Southern Region includes parts of the Northern Harbour District, South Eastern District and Southern Harbour District.

Local councils

Southern Region includes 12 local councils:

Birżebbuġa - include the areas of Qajjenza, Tal-Papa, Bengħisa Battery, Ħal Far, and Għar Dalam
Għaxaq - include the areas of Ħas-Saptan, Ħal Dmikki, Tal-Qattus and Tal-Millieri
Gudja - include the areas of Bir Miftuħ , Tal-Mithna and Xlejli
Ħamrun - include the areas of Blata l-Bajda and Rabbat
Luqa - include the area of Ħal Farruġ
Marsa - include the areas of Albert Town and Menqa (annexed in 2021 from South Eastern Region)
Marsaskala - include the areas of St. Thomas' Bay, Żonqor Battery and Bellavista (annexed in 2021 from South Eastern region)
Marsaxlokk - include the areas of Delimara and Tas-Silġ (annexed in 2021 from South Eastern region)
Qormi (Città Pinto) - include the areas of Ħandaq and Tal-Ħlas
Santa Luċija
Santa Venera - include parts of Fleur-de-Lys and Mrieħel (annexed in 2021 from Central region)
Żejtun (Città Beland) - include the areas of Bulebel, Ġebel San Martin, Bir id-Deheb, Tal-Barrani, Ħajt il-Wied and Ħal Tmin (annexed in 2021 from South Eastern region)

Hamlets

Ħal Farruġ

Local councils lost in 2021

After the 2021 local government reform, the region ceded 6 of its local councils to the newly established Western region:

Kirkop
Mqabba
Qrendi - include the areas of Maqluba, Wied iż-Żurrieq and Ħaġar Qim
Safi
Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand) - include the areas of Għar Lapsi, Fawwara and Girgenti
Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) - include the areas of Ħal Muxi, Ħal Mula, Ħal Dwin
Żurrieq - include the areas of Bubaqra, Nigret and Tal-Bebbux

Regional Council

The current Southern Regional Counsil (Maltese: Kunsill Reġjonali Nofsinhar) is made up of:^[2]

Office	Officeholder
President	Jesmond Aquilina
Deputy President	Marija Sara Vella
Members
	Darren Abela
	Scott Camilleri
	John Schembri
	Doris Abela
	Josef Masini Vento
	Christian Sammut
	Mario Calleja
	Josef Azzopardi
	Steven Grech
	Charmaine St. John
	Stephen Sultana
Executive Secretary	Mariella Strout