Toponymy: 'Gzira' is the Maltese word fo 'island'. The whole of Gzira took its name from the Island (later named Manoel Island after Grandmaster Manoel de Vilhena) in the area.

Population: 7,637

Police Station Tel: 332193

Post Office: Misrah Meme' Scicluna, Tel: 331648

Parish: Mount Carmel

Motto: RECTE FLOREAT = Flowering with Justice - Twarrad bil-Gustizja

Places of Interest:

Yacht Marina and Wide Promenade

Manoel Island with its fort