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Kunsill Lokali San Pawl il-Bahar
Triq San Pawl,
San Pawl il-Bahar,
SPB 3418 - Malta.

Tel: 00356 21585888/ 
00356 21585801
Fax: 00356 21583058
E-Mail:
sanpawlil-bahar.lc@gov.mt

Our District

St Paul's Bay is situated in the North East of the island of Malta, 16km from the capital city Valletta. The localities of Burmarrad, Qawra, Bugibba, Xemxija, Mselliet, San Martin and part of Bidnija, Mistra and Ghajn Tuffieha form part of the San Pawl il-Bahar Local Council.

POPULATION:

The statistics below show the growth in population during the last century.

1901 -       185 persons
1911 -    1,032 persons
1921 -    1,685 persons
1961 -    3,325 persons
1985 -    4,465 persons
1990 -    4,000 persons
2000 -   10,000 persons (including the locality of Burmarrad)
2002 -   12,000 persons
2005 -   14,135 persons
2006 –  13,868 persons
2007 –  14,280 persons
2008 -   17,437 persons
2009  -  18,652 persons
2010  -  19,652 persons

Interesting Facts and Figures

• San Pawl il-Baħar is the longest locality name in Malta and Gozo.

• In the locality there are more than 1000 registered businesses.

• 35% of the tourists that visit Malta are lodged in our locality.

• St Paul's Bay has the longest coast.

• In our locality reside more than 4186 alien residents that have the right to vote in the Local Council Election.

• The most populated streets in the locality are Tourist Street with 391 residents, St. Paul's Street with 349 residents and Qawra Street with 267 residents.

 

• The Local Government Primary School hosts students from about thirty different nations, the highest in the European Union for the size of the locality.

• St. Paul's Bay Locality consists of 236 streets.

• The hotels in our locality total up to 13,000 beds, that is one third of the total bed stock in Malta & Gozo.

• One can find 12 diving centres.

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