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Birkirkara

Also known as B'Kara, BKara

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.

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Birkirkara is a city in Malta with a population of 29,482. It covers an area of 2.70 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 40 meters above sea level. The city shares borders with Balzan, Iklin, Qormi, and Santa Venera. Its official languages are Maltese and English, and it operates in the UTC+01:00 time zone. The local dialing code is 48, and the postal code is BKR.

The patron saint of Birkirkara is Helena Augusta. The city’s official website is birkirkaralc.gov.mt. A location named Tas-Salib is situated within the administrative area of Birkirkara.

Synthesized by Vinony from 41 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Open Meteo, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality: Birkirkara
Region: Birkirkara
Country: Malta
Population: 0

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Air quality

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PM10: 28.0 µg/m³

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Birkirkara
Settlement.native_name_lang: mt
Settlement.other_name: Birkirkara
Settlement.settlement_type: Local council
Settlement.image_skyline: St Helen Parish Church Birkirkara Malta -1244497030.jpeg
Settlement.image_caption: St. Helen's Basilica – Parish Church
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Birkirkara.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Birkirkara.svg
Settlement.motto: In hoc signo vinces
Settlement.image_map: Birkirkara in Malta.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Malta
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Eastern Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Northern Harbour District
Settlement.parts_type: Borders
Settlement.parts_style: para