The Northern Region () is one of six regions of Malta. The region includes the northwestern part of the main island of Malta. The region borders the Eastern, Southern and Western Regions, and is also close to Gozo Region.
It was created by the Act No. XVI of 2009 out of part of Malta Majjistral. Act No. XIV of 2019, which led to a regional reform in 2021, altered the region's composition and reduced its local councils from 12 to 9.
Administrative divisions
Districts
Northern Region includes the entire Northern District and parts of the Northern Harbour District and Western Districts.
Current local councils
Northern Region includes 9 local councils:
- Mellieça - includes the areas of ÃÂirkewwa, Marfa, Armier Bay, Gçadira, Manikata, Golden Bay, Santa Maria Estate, Paradise Bay, Anchor Bay (Popeye Village), Ta' Pennellu, Máiebaç, and Selmun Palace and Selmunett.
- Máarr - includes the areas of Ã
»ebbiegç, ànejna Bay, Bináemma, Ta' Mrejnu, Gçajn Tuffieça, Ballut, Lippija, Santi, Fomm ir-Riç, Abatija and Mselliet.
- Mosta - includes the areas of Bidnija, Blata l-Gçolja, Santa Margarita, Taráa Gap, Ta' Ã
»okkrija and Ta' Mlit
- Mtarfa
- Naxxar - includes the areas of Baçar iÃÂ-ÃÂagçaq, Salna, Magçtab, Birguma, Sgçajtar, San Pawl tat-Taráa and Simblija
- San ÃÂ wann (annexed in 2021 from Central region)
- St. Paul's Bay - includes the areas of Burmarrad, Buáibba, Qawra, Xemxija, Wardija, Pwales, San Martin, Mbordin and San Pawl Milqi and part of Bidnija
Hamlets
Local councils lost in 2021
After the 2021 local government reform, the region ceded 6 of its local councils to the Eastern and Western regions:
Hamlets
* Baçrija
* Madliena
* Tal-Virtù
Regional Council
The current Northern Regional Council () is made up of:
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