Paola, The South Eastern Region, Malta


🇲🇹 Paola is a town in the South Eastern Region of Malta. The town is a commercial centre in the Southern Harbour area of Malta, about 5 km from the capital Valletta, contiguous to Tarxien and Fgura, with which it forms a single urban area. Paola is named after Grand Master Antoine de Paule, who laid the foundation stone in 1626.

Paola is renowned for the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, the Basilica of Christ the King (the largest church in the Maltese Islands), Antoine de Paule Square and its shopping centres, the Good Friday procession, and its football club, Hibernians FC. The Mariam Al-Batool Mosque, the only mosque in Malta, as well as an Islamic Cultural Centre are found in Paola. The country's correctional facilities (Corradino prison) and the largest burial grounds, the Addolorata Cemetery are also within the limits of Paola.

There are two parish churches, one dedicated to Christ the King and the other to Our Lady of Lourdes. The feast of Christ the King is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of July and Our Lady of Lourdes is celebrated on the first Sunday after 17 August. The parish also has a Franciscan church dedicated to Saint Anthony, in the Għajn Dwieli zone of the parish. St. Ubaldesca Church is the oldest church in Paola and was the first parish church there. In 2008 the church underwent minimal restoration. Villa Perellos, named after grand master Ramon Perellos y Roccaful, is a local historical landmark.

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Paola has a population of over 8,706 people. Paola also forms part of the wider Valletta metropolitan area which has a population of over 393,938 people. Paola is situated 5 km south of the centre of Valletta.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Paola has links with:

🇮🇹 Calcinaia, Italy 🇮🇹 Paola, Italy 🇫🇷 Saint Alban, France
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Antipodal to Paola is: -165.5,-35.867

Locations Near: Paola 14.5,35.8667

🇲🇹 Qormi 14.467,35.867 d: 3  

🇲🇹 Valletta 14.515,35.9 d: 3.9  

🇲🇹 San Ġwann 14.467,35.9 d: 4.8  

🇲🇹 Birkirkara 14.45,35.883 d: 4.9  

🇲🇹 St. Paul's Bay 14.402,35.948 d: 12.7  

🇮🇹 Modica 14.761,36.859 d: 112.8  

🇮🇹 Vittoria 14.533,36.95 d: 120.5  

🇮🇹 Ragusa 14.732,36.926 d: 119.6  

🇮🇹 Caltagirone 14.5,37.233 d: 152  

🇮🇹 Caltanissetta 14.063,37.49 d: 184.6  

Antipodal to: Paola -165.5,-35.867

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 18124.4  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 17559.3  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 17486.5  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17442.5  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13737.1  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13651.1  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13637.5  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 13632.9  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 13632.6  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 13607.6  

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