Cospicua

Cospicua
(Bormla)

coat of arms	map
Basic data
State :	Malta
Gzejjer :	Malta Xlokk (Southeast Malta)
Distretti :	Southern Harbor
Area :	0.907.853 km²
Residents :	5170 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	5695 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 :	MT-06
Postal code :	BML
Website :	lc.gov.mt/Page.aspx?catid=67&pid=184&lid=1
politics
Mayor :	Alison Zerafa Civelli ( PL )

Coordinates: 35 ° 53 '  N , 14 ° 32'  E

Cospicua (also: Bormla ) is a city in the east of Malta with 5170 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018).

It is located between Vittoriosa ( Birgu ) and Senglea (L'Isla), with Cospicua being the largest of the three cities that are collectively called Cottonera . Cospicua is located south of the capital Valletta .

Cospicua is the youngest of the Cottonera cities. It originated in the 16th century as a suburb of Vittoriosa .

In Cospicua there are large bastions built by the Knights of Malta .

The city was bombed several times during World War II because of its ship docks .

The local football club St. George's FC played in the Maltese Premier League until 2007 .

sons and daughters of the town

• Dom Mintoff (1916–2012), Prime Minister of Malta
• Daniel Piscopo (1920–2009), politician
• Edwin Schembri (1929–2009), football player
• Ugo Mifsud Bonniċi (* 1932), President of Malta 1994–1999
• Carmelo Mifsud Bonniċi (* 1933), Prime Minister of Malta 1984–1987
• Joseph Grech (* 1934), singer
• Keith Schembri (* 1975), politician and entrepreneur

Web links

Commons : Cospicua  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ StatDB of the National Statistics Office Malta , accessed on August 1, 2020