Xgħajra

Xgħajra (Maltese: Ix-Xgħajra) is a small village in the South Eastern Region of Malta. It is located on the coast, about halfway between Valletta and Marsaskala. Its local football club is known as the Xgħajra Tornadoes F.C. Contrary to popular belief, it has no relation to the Gozitan village Xagħra. Its population stood at 1,732 in March 2014.^[1]

Xgħajra Ix-Xgħajra
Local council
Xgħajra seafront
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 35°53′11″N 14°32′50″E
Country	Malta
Region	South Eastern Region
District	Southern Harbour District
Borders	Kalkara, Żabbar
Government
• Mayor	Neil Attard (PL)
Area
• Total	1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)
• Total	1,830
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Xgħajri (m), Xgħajrija (f), Xgħajrin (pl)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	XJR
Dialing code	356
ISO 3166 code	MT-63
Patron saint	Our Lady of Graces
Day of festa	Sunday after 8 September
Website	Official website

This article is about the town in northeastern Malta. For the town in central Gozo, see Xagħra.

Chapel of Xgħajra

Local Council

The current local council members are:

• Attard, Neil (Sindku) - PL
• Pulis, Rosabelle (vici Sindku) - PL
• Valvo, Anthony - PL
• Camilleri, Raymond - PL
• Borġ, Doris - Independent

Zones in Xgħajra

• San Pietru
• Ta' Alessi
• Ta' Maġġi
• Tal-Qassisin
• Tan-Nisa
• Tumbrell
• Wied Glavan

Main Roads

• Dawret ix-Xatt (Strand By-Pass)
• Triq Ħaż-Żabbar (Zabbar Road)
• Triq il-Fortizza tal-Grazzja (Grazzia Fort Street)
• Triq il-Knisja (Church Street)
• Triq it-Torri ta' Alof de Wignacourt (Alof de Wignacourt Tower Street). This road refers to the Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower which the Knights of Malta erected in 1620 during the reign of Grand Master Fra Alof de Wignacourt, which was one of the set of Wignacourt towers. The British demolished the tower to clear a field of fire for the Della Grazie Battery which they constructed in 1888.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Malta

Xgħajra is twinned with:^[2]

• Colletorto, Italy
• Le Fauga, France
• Pelplin, Poland

References

1. "Estimated Population by Locality 31st March, 2014". Government of Malta. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015.
2. "Twinning". localgovernment.gov.mt. Government of Malta. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

External links

• Media related to Xgħajra at Wikimedia Commons