Regions of Malta

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Updates: 

I described the new proposed NUTS-3 codes for Malta under Further subdivisions.

Jose Gavinha, Karem Abdalla, and Jurij Phunkner have provided tables or links for the local councils of Malta.

According to Malta's Department of Local Councils , Malta is divided into 68 localities under the Local Councils Act, published on 1993-06-30. The act was extensively amended on 1999-12-21. Obviously, the localities are governed by local councils. The localities are grouped into three regions, listed in the first table below.

Country overview: 

Malta was part of the British Empire until its independence on 1964-09-21.

Other names of country: 

1. Danish: Malta
2. Dutch: Malta, Republiek Malta (formal)
3. English: Republic of Malta (formal)
4. Finnish: Malta
5. French: Malte f
6. German: Malta n, Malteserorden m
7. Italian: Malta f
8. Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta (formal)
9. Norwegian: Malta, Republikken Malta (formal)
10. Portuguese: Malta n (f in Brazil), República f de Malta (formal)
11. Spanish: Malta, República f de Malta f (formal)
12. Swedish: Malta

Origin of name: 

from Phoenician for refuge

Primary subdivisions: 

Malta is divided into three regions.

Postal codes: 

According to the Universal Postal Union's document on postal addressing systems, Malta uses a mixed system of postal codes. Codes for addresses on the island of Malta are five characters; on Gozo, six. They consist of letters, followed by a space, and then digits. The examples shown have three letters each.

Further subdivisions:

See the Localities of Malta page.

The regions are subdivided into localities.

At the NUTS-3 level, Malta is divided into the island of Malta (code MT001) and Gozo and Comino (MT002). These are not administrative divisions.

"Administrative Subdivisions of Countries" listed six statistical districts, identified there as regions. Apparently, two of them have been regrouped: the old Inner Harbour and Outer Harbour have been replaced by Northern Harbour and Southern Harbour. This table shows the current statistical districts. The statistical districts have no administrative function.

Territorial extent: 

Malta consists of the islands of Malta, Gozo (Maltese: Ghawdex), Comino (Kemmuna), Cominotto, Selmunett, and Filfla, and a few tiny islets. Only the first three are inhabited. Malta Majjistral and Malta Xlokk regions correspond to the island of Malta; Gozo region corresponds to all of the other islands. Within Gozo region, Ghajnsielem local council contains part of Gozo and all of Comino (and probably the smaller islands).

Sources:

National Statistics Office (NSO) archives - publications  has a number of links. The ones headed "Demographic Review of the Maltese Islands" include population estimates for different years.

NSO traffic accident summary  shows the relation between statistical districts and local councils.