San Pawl il-Baħar
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Basic data | |
State : | Malta |
Gzejjer : | Malta Majjistral (Northwest Malta) |
Distretti : | Northern |
Area : | 14,528,091 km² |
Residents : | 29,097 (December 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 2003 population / km² |
ISO 3166-2 : | MT-51 |
Postal code : | SPB |
Website : | https://localgovernment.gov.mt/en/lc/StPaulsBay/Pages/default.aspx |
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Mayor : | Perit Graziella Galea ( PN ) |
Coordinates: 35 ° 57 ' N , 14 ° 24' E
San Pawl il-Baħar ( English St. Paul's Bay ) is a small town in the northwest of the island of Malta with 29,097 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It consists of several districts and zones such as Burmarrad , Qawra , Xemxija and the larger Buġibba in the southwest on St. Paul's Bay. Cape Qawra Point separates bays and hamlets. The districts are divided into a total of 51 residential areas .
history
When Malta was under Roman and Byzantine rule (approx. 218 BC to 870 AD), the region around St. Paul's Bay was mainly made up of farmers and fishermen. Mainly natural caves served as dwellings.
During the time of the Arab occupation (870-1091 AD), the inhabitants left the region around St. Paul's Bay. After the Arabs came the Normans and ruled the island for around 100 years, until 1194. The Swabians and some Spanish lords (Aragon, Castillia) followed before the Order of Malta owned the island for 268 years.
The British seizure of power in Malta around 1800 led to a sustainable repopulation of St. Paul's Bay.
structure
The widespread settlement is divided into the following residential areas:
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Economy, meaning
The main source of income for the city of St. Paul's Bay in the past has been trade, fishing and shipping. Tourism has determined the town's economy since the 1990s. In addition to foreign tourists, many Maltese also rent holiday apartments here for the summer.
The strategic location along the route from Valletta to the islands of Gozo and Comino make St. Paul's Bay still a transshipment point for the goods of the surrounding lands in the north-west of Malta.
Buildings
There are a total of three Catholic churches in the districts , including the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Qawra, which was built at the end of the 20th century . More and more hotels determine the image of the individual districts.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ StatDB of the National Statistics Office Malta , accessed on August 1, 2020
- ↑ with Temple of Buġibba