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Zurrieq Local Council
Zurrieq was inhabited since the bronze age by a relatively large population. The largest village in the area, it is also the centre of most of its commercial activities and offers a number of interesting sites. The first historical reference to this village goes back in 1399. The villages of Hal Lew, Hal Millieri, Hal Manin, Bubaqra, Hal Far, Nigret and Qrendi used to make part of the village itself, until in 1618 the village of Qrendi became a village of its own right while the others dissolved in a natural way with their area now making an integral part of the village perimeter. Lying further away from the main village centre there are two other hamlets, Bubaqra and in-Nigret.
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Monday, 26 February 2007 14:11 |
Back in the 19th Century, one may find some sort of Civil Council both on a local as well as regional dimension, one of which was found in Zurrieq. The last remaining was that for the region of Gozo, which stopped functioning in 1973. In 1993 the Maltese Parliament passed the legislation on Local Councils, and on the 20th of November of the same year the Zurrieq community elected its first Local Council.
In these first local elections, 6,067 out of a population of 8,518, were entitled to voted. As a result of this election, the following councillors were elected:
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