Places - Birkirkara

Toponymy:

Composite word: Bur = meadow; and Kurkare (or kirkar) = flat land or valley surrounded by hills

Population:

21,640

Police Station Tel:

442201

Post Office:

Triq Il-Wied; Tel:441511, 443205

Parish:

St. Helena

St.Joseph the Worker

Motto:

IN HOC SIGNO VINCES = B'das-sinjal tirbah = With this sign you win

Places of Interest:

Ghar il-Gobon Tower

Tal-Herba Sanctuary

Old Railway Station

Others