Santa Luċija is a small village (pop. 3,174 inhabitants (Nov 2005)) which is one of the modern towns developed during the 20th century on the island of Malta

Malta

Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

. By virtue of an article which appeared in Government Gazette of 7 July 1961 the area between Tal-Barrani (Tarxien

Tarxien

-Etymology:Ħal Tarxien is a small village in the south east of Malta. The etymology of the village may be a corruption of Tirix, meaning a large stone, similar to those used for the village's noted temples. The village motto is Tyrii Genure Coloni .-Population:Today, the village is inhabited by...

 By-Pass) and Luqa

Luqa

Ħal Luqa is a village located in the south east of Malta. It is an old town that has a dense population, typical of the Maltese Islands. The population of Ħal Luqa is 6,028 . There is a church in its main square dedicated to St. Andrew. The traditional feast of St...

 By-Pass. Santa Luċija was named after a 16th century chapel located in the vicinity. The Parish Church is dedicated to Pius X. It is home of the Chinese Garden of Serenity

Chinese Garden of Serenity

The Chinese Garden of Serenity is a public Chinese garden in Santa Luċija, Malta. Construction of the Garden of Serenity began in September 1996. The Prime Minister of Malta, Dr Alfred Sant, officially opened it on July 7, 1997....

 (a Chinese-built public garden). It houses a hypogeum

Hypogeum

Hypogeum or hypogaeum literally means "underground", from Greek hypo and gaia . It usually refers to an underground, non-Christian temple or a tomb...

 which was discovered in 1973.

Zones in Santa Luċija

• Bir-Ġurat
• Roqba
• Sqajjaq t'Isfel
• Ta' Garnaw
• Ta' Garriba
• Taċ-Ċagħki
• Tal-Lampat
• Tax-Xewk

Santa Luċija Main Roads

• Dawret it-Torri (Tower By-Pass)
• Triq Katarina Vitale (Catherine Vitale Street)
• Triq Marija DeDominicis (Maria De Dominicas Street)
• Triq Ħal-Luqa (Luqa Road)
• Triq il-Begonja (Begonia Street)
• Triq il-Pepprin (Poppies Street)
• Triq il-Prinjoli (Aleppo Pine Street)
• Triq Tal-Barrani (Tal-Barrani Road)
• Vjal l-Oleandri (Oleandri Avenue)

External links

• Santa Luċija Local Council