Birkirkara

Birkirkara (abbreviated as '''B'Kara or BKR''') is a city in the Eastern Region of Malta. It is the second most populous on the island, with 29,482 inhabitants as of August 2025. The town consists of five autonomous parishes: Saint Helen, Saint Joseph the Worker, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saint Mary and San Gorg Preca. The city's motto is In hoc signo vinces, and its coat of arms is a plain red cross, surmounted by a crown.

17th-century aqueduct in Malta

The parish church of Birkirkara, Malta

administrative committee in Central Region, Malta

school in Malta

Swatar, colloquially known as Is-Swatar and Tas-Swatar, is a hamlet in Malta situated in Birkirkara and in Msida. As of 2015, the population was approximately 5,100 people, with about 1,600 families. Swatar has its own separate parish since 8 November 2006, by an official decree issued by the Bishop of Malta Monsignor Paul Cremona.

church in Birkirkara, Malta

townhouse in Birkirkara, Malta

ornamental arch in Malta