Birkirkara is a town in Malta's Northern Harbour District, occupying 2.7 square kilometers, with 30,166 residents as of July 2026 making it the second most populous locality on the island. First recorded in 1402 and the largest parish on Malta by an 1436 ecclesiastical report, it later gave rise to several other towns and suburbs, including Sliema and St. Julian's, that split off from it over the centuries.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Birkirkara, Wikipedia
Lead, Population
30,166 inhabitants as of July 2026
Lead, Population year
30,166 inhabitants as of July 2026
Infobox, Area
2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
35.89667°N
Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
14.46250°E
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. GeoNames: Birkirkara - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2563191
35.89706 14.46115 P PPLA MT 04 24356 41 Europe/Malta
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 41 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 14.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 14.25
35.75 14.25 Csa
Wikidata: Birkirkara
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