Valletta: Capital of Malta
Valletta is the capital city of Malta.
It was founded by Jean Parisot de la Valette, the Grandmaster of the Order of Saint John on March 28, 1566. The city's population is 6,315 (in 2005) and it is currently decreasing as people move to the UK, Italy, or the newer areas of Malta.
Il-Belt Valletta Ċittà Umilissima | |
|---|---|
City and Local council | |
| Humilissima Civitas Valletta | |
 Valletta skyline | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Il-Belt | |
| Motto: Città Umilissima | |
 Location within Malta | |
| Coordinates: 35°53′52″N 14°30′45″E / 35.89778°N 14.51250°E | |
| Country | Malta |
| Island | Malta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alexiei Dingli (PN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Population (December 2008) | |
| • Total | 6,098 |
| • Density | 7,600/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Belti (m), Beltija (f), Beltin (pl) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | VLT |
| Dialing code | 356 |
| Patron Saints | Saint Dominic, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saint Paul, Saint Augustine |
| Feast Days | August 3 & February 10 |
| Website | Official website |
Other websites
Media related to Valletta at Wiki Commons
This article uses material from the Wikipedia Simple English article Valletta, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki Simple English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.