Toponymy: Either from the surname 'Balzan' of a wealthy family living there, or from the Sicilian word for tax-collector: Balzan. Maybe tis tax-collector gave the name of his trade, Balzan, to both the surname and the village.

Population: 4,019

Police Station: N/I

Post Office Tel: 483613

Parish: Annunciation

Motto: HORTIBUS UNDIQUE SEPTA = Maghluqa bil-gonna minn kullimkien. Surrounded by gardens

Places of Interest:

The Aqueduct by Wignacourt, which conveyed water from Rabat to Valletta, via Attard and Hamrun

San Anton Gardens