Conventional Long Name: | Malta Majjistral |
Common Name: | Malta Majjistral |
Subdivision: | Region |
Nation: | Malta |
Political Subdiv: | 3 districts 29 local councils |
Event Start: | Local Councils Act |
Date Start: | 30 June |
Year Start: | 1993 |
Event End: | Act No. XVI of 2009 |
Date End: | 30 September |
Year End: | 2009 |
Image Map Caption: | Map of Malta Majjistral |
Flag S1: | Central Region Malta coa.svg |
S1: | Central Region, Malta |
Flag S2: | Northern Region Malta coa.svg |
S2: | Northern Region, Malta |
Flag S3: | Southern Region Malta coa.svg |
S3: | Southern Region, Malta |
Stat Year1: | 2005 |
Stat Area1: | 163 |
Stat Pop1: | 227117 |
Malta Majjistral, also known as the North Western Region, was a region of Malta between 1993 and 2009. It was located on the main island of Malta, bordering Malta Xlokk. The name referred to the Mistral wind, which is Majjistral in Maltese.
The region was created by the Local Councils Act of 30 June 1993, and was integrated into the constitution in 2001. [1] It was abolished by Act No. XVI of 2009, and it was divided into the Northern Region, Central Region and part of the Southern Region.[2]
The region included 3 statistical districts:
Malta Majjistral included 29 local councils: