Tarxien
Sign in to saveTarxien ( ) is a town in the Port region of Malta, seat of the Port Regional Council. Its population stood at 8,583 in March 2014.
Key facts
- Settlement.motto
- Tyrii Genure Coloni(The Phoenicians Created Me)
- Settlement.image_map
- Tarxien in Malta.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Port Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Southern Harbour District
- Settlement.parts_type
- Borders
- Settlement.parts_style
- para
- Settlement.p1
- Fgura, Luqa, Ghaxaq, Paola, Santa Luċija, Żejtun
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Joseph Abela
- Settlement.leader_party
- PL
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 0.9
- Settlement.population_total
- 8627
- Settlement.population_as_of
- Jan. 2019
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Malta
- Population
- 10048
- Area
- 0.9
- Elevation
- 59
- Shares border with
- Paola
- Official website
- tarxienlc.gov.mt
- Image
- Tarxien street 20100305-1.JPG
- Licence plate code
- M
- Patron saint
- Annunciation
Show 6 more facts
- topic's main category
- Category:Tarxien
- twinned administrative body
- Ovindoli
- Commons category
- Tarxien
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Tarxien
- postal code
- TXN
- P12749
- Arlena di Castro
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Demographics
- Main sights
- Prehistoric temples
- Churches
- Local Council
- Band clubs
- Fireworks organization
- Notable people from Tarxien
- Twin cities
- Gallery
- Main roads
- References
- External links
Tarxien ( ) is a town in the Port region of Malta, seat of the Port Regional Council. Its population stood at 8,583 in March 2014.
The town is most notable for the Tarxien Temples, a megalithic temple complex which is among the oldest freestanding structures on Earth. It forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tarxien” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (2)
On the map
3 mapped locations