Imtarfa
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Mtarfa L-Imtarfa |
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Aerial view of Mtarfa
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| Coordinates: 35°53′27″N 14°23′49″E / 35.89083°N 14.39694°ECoordinates: 35°53′27″N 14°23′49″E / 35.89083°N 14.39694°E | |||
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 Malta
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| Region | Northern Region | ||
| District | Western District | ||
| Borders | Attard, Mdina, Rabat | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Daniel John Attard (PL) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (March 2014) | |||
| • Total | 2,572 | ||
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Mtarfi (m), Mtarfija (f), Mtarfin (pl) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | MTF | ||
| Dialing code | 356 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | MT-35 | ||
| Patron saint | Saint Lucy | ||
| Day of festa | 13 December | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
| Bus 51 from Valletta terminus | |||
Mtarfa (Maltese: L-Imtarfa) is a small town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of 2,572 people as of March 2014. It was considered to be a suburb of Rabat until 2000, when it became a separate local council.
In the Roman period, Mtarfa was a suburb of Melite, and it contained a Temple of Proserpina. The ruins of the temple were destroyed in the 17th and 18th centuries and the stones were reused in other buildings. Substantial remains of the suburb itself, including the arrangement of the streets and many tombs, survived until the late 19th century.
In 1890, British military barracks began to be built in Mtarfa, destroying most of the Roman remains in the process. A clock tower, now a prominent landmark of Mtarfa, was built in 1895. A naval hospital, RNH Mtarfa, was built during World War I, and it has now been converted to a state secondary school, named after Sir . A chapel dedicated to St. Oswald was built by the British after the end of World War I.
After the British left Malta, the barracks were converted into housing, and the town expanded into a modern residential area.
Mtarfa formed part of Rabat local council when these were first set up in Malta in 1993. In 2000 Mtarfa elected its first local council after an amendment was made to the Local Councils Act.
In April 2008, due to failure on the part of the council to meet at least once a month as required by the Local Council Act, the Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi recommended to the President of the Republic to dissolve the local council and to set up a temporary committee to administer the affairs of the locality. The Mtarfa local council had failed to meet since November of the previous year allegedly over disagreements on the appointment of the council's Executive Secretary.
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