Cospicua

Cospicua
Bormla
Maleth
Bir Mula, Burmola, Bormola
Città Cospicua, Città Cottonera
Bormla as seen from Dock No. 1
Bormla as seen from Dock No. 1
Flag of Cospicua
Coat of arms of Cospicua
Nickname: 
Belt l-Immakulata
Motto(s): 
Ingens Amplectitur Agger
(Embraced by a large bastion)
Cospicua is located in Malta
Cospicua
Cospicua
Cospicua is located in Mediterranean
Cospicua
Cospicua
Coordinates: 35°52′56″N 14°31′20″E / 35.88222°N 14.52222°E / 35.88222; 14.52222
Country Malta
RegionPort Region
DistrictSouthern Harbour District
BordersBirgu, Fgura, Kalkara, Paola, Senglea, Żabbar
Government
 • MayorAlison Zerafa (PL)
Area
 • Total0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)
 • Total5,170
 • Density5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Bormliż (m), Bormliża (f), Bormliżi (pl)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
BML
Dialing code356
ISO 3166 codeMT-06
Patron saintImmaculate Conception or the Virgin Mary
Day of festa8 December

Cospicua (Italian) or Bormla (Maltese, [ˈbɔrmlɐ]), occasionally also known by the Latin name Cottonera,[citation needed] is a double-fortified harbour city in the Port Region of Malta. As Maleth (Phoenician: 𐤌𐤋𐤈, MLṬ), it served as the principal port of Phoenician Malta and, through Greek, Latin, and Arabic, may have given its name to the island and country. Along with Birgu and Senglea, it is one of the Three Cities located within the Grand Harbour to the east of the capital city Valletta. With a population of 5,395 as of March 2014, it is the most dense city of the Three Cities.[1] Locals are known for their Cottonera dialect.

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