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Valletta

Southern Europe

Valletta is the capital city of Malta, between the Grand Harbour and Marsamxett Harbour, and at just 0.61 square kilometres it is the European Union's second-smallest capital city. Its 16th-century buildings were built by the Knights Hospitaller and the city is named after Jean Parisot de Valette, who defended Malta against Ottoman invasion. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
5226 1
Area (sq km)
0.61 1
Founding Year
1566 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
56 1
Latitude
35.89833 degrees north 1
Longitude
14.5125 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Malta, Countries
Source Valletta (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Malta, Countries
Source Valletta (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Giuseppe Calì

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Source Wikidata: Giuseppe Calì

Site Of

University of Malta

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Source University of Malta (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
is a public research university in the towns of Msida and Valletta, Malta
Sources
1. Valletta (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Valletta is the capital city of Malta
  • Infobox, Population figure
    5,226 in July 2024
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    Jul. 2024
  • Infobox, Area
    0.61 square kilometres (0.24 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    56 m (184 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    35°53′54″N 14°30′45″E / 35.89833°N 14.51250°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    35°53′54″N 14°30′45″E / 35.89833°N 14.51250°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1566
  • Associated With: Malta, Infobox, Country
    Malta
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia, part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Valletta - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2562305
    35.89968 14.5148 P PPLC MT 60 6794 44 Europe/Malta
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 44 m
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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, 14.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 14.75
35.75 14.75 Csa
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Wikidata: Valletta
Wikidata Q23800, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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