The Pietà waterfront

Pietà is a small town of around 3,000 population located on the outskirts of the capital city of Malta, Valletta. Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 524 KB)This is a picture I took on Christmas Day 2003, showing the boathouse at Pieta on the waterfront. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 524 KB)This is a picture I took on Christmas Day 2003, showing the boathouse at Pieta on the waterfront. ... Official languages Maltese and English Capital Valletta Largest City Birkirkara President Edward (Eddie) Fenech Adami Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi Religion Catholicism Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 184th 316 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2003)  - Density Ranked 211th 399,867 1262/km² Independence  - Date From the UK September 21, 1964 Currency lira Time... St Johns Co-Cathedral Valletta, population 7048 (official estimate for 2000), is the capital of Malta. ...

Pietà is the next suburb closest to the capital after Floriana. Its name is derived from Italian and signifies "mercy". The Maltese national hospital, St. Luke's, is located in Pietà, as well as the University of Malta Medical School. Pietà is a coastal town, and an old boathouse of notable historic interest is located here on the waterfront. Also of historic interest, and visible in several medieval prints, is the little chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows, which dates from the seventeenth century; it is still in active use today. Pietà is a departure point for ferries to Gozo and Sicily, and the patrol boat depot of the Armed Forces of Malta is also located here. Within the boundaries of Pietà there is the hamlet of Gwardamangia. Dr Malcolm Mifsud is the current mayor of the Pietà Local Council. Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... Floriana is a town in Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. ... Italian is a Romance language spoken by about 70 million people, most of whom live in Italy. ... Gozo is an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, second in size to Malta Island. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... The Armed Forces of Malta is the name given to the combined armed services of Malta. ...