Luqa

In 1592 the village of Luqa was hit by a plague epidemic, which hit all the population of Malta and caused many deaths. A sign of this sad episode is the cemetery found in Carmel Street, Alley 4 where people were buried in a field changed into a cemetery. The village of Luqa originally formed part of the parish of Gudja until it was established as a separate parish by a decree issued by Pope Urban VIII on 15 May 1634.{{fact|date=June 2021}}

Another tragedy for Luqa was the cholera epidemic of 1850 where 13 people died. A cemetery is still present in Valletta Road as a reminder of this tragedy.{{fact|date=June 2021}}

During the early 20th century Luqa took prominence because of the airport. The Royal Air Force established RAF Station Luqa, an airfield with runways which later on evolved as a civilian airport. The RAF established military and civilian buildings in the area close to the airfield/airport and in Ħal Farruġ. They used the airfield until it closed on 31 March 1979 when it was transferred to the Maltese Government to be transformed into a civilian airport. However they still used the domestic site for their own military force.{{fact|date=June 2021}}

Many people died during the Second World War in Luqa, and many buildings destroyed due to heavy bombardment. A tragedy which is still remembered happened on 9 April 1942 when a bomb hit a wartime shelter and a well and the people inside the shelter were buried alive. The Local Council still remembers the people who died during WWII with a ceremony of the laying of bay wreaths together with the other local organisations and clubs.

The patron Saint of Luqa is St. Andrew (Sant' Andrija). A local niche dedicated to him is found in Luqa, which is two storeys high.{{cite web |url=http://www.luqayouthcenter.org/Artikli/Intervent%20Tal-Bniedem%20Fuq%20Il-Kampanja/intervent1.html |title=New Page 1 |access-date=2016-03-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804153729/http://www.luqayouthcenter.org/Artikli/Intervent%20Tal-Bniedem%20Fuq%20Il-Kampanja/intervent1.html |archive-date=2016-08-04 }}

Citizens of Luqa vote for their local council every three years, which council consists of seven members, one of them being the mayor. The Mayor of Luqa is John Schembri.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722222349/http://www.luqa.gov.mt/default.asp?selMMSec=132&selMMCat=1 Official website]

Air Malta and Medavia have their head offices at Malta International Airport in Luqa."[http://www.airmalta.com/information/about/contact-us Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502093707/http://www.airmalta.com/information/about/contact-us |date=2013-05-02 }}." Air Malta. Retrieved on 23 April 2013. "Air Malta plc Level 2, Skyparks Business Centre Malta International Airport Luqa, Malta. LQA 9020""[http://www.medavia.com.mt/contactus?l=1 Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729010711/http://www.medavia.com.mt/contactus?l=1 |date=2012-07-29 }}." Medavia. Retrieved on April 23, 2013. "P.O. Box 48, Malta International Airport Luqa LQA 4000"

• Għammieri
• Ħal Farruġ
• Ħal Luqa Industrial Estate
• Ta' Ħal Saflieni
• Taċ-Ċagħki
• Taċ-Ċawla
• Tal-Bandieri
• Wied Betti
• Wied il-Knejjes
• Xagħra tas-Simar

As other parts of Malta, Luqa has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa),{{cite web |author=Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)|title=Malta |work=The World Factbook |date=22 September 2022 |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/malta/ }}[http://www.doi.gov.mt/en/islands/location.asp The Maltese Islands], Department of Information – Malta. with mild winters and hot summers. The annual average temperature is {{convert|19.3|C|F}}.

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|Sep high C = 28.5

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• Unione Philharmonic Society

{{Reflist}}

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• [http://www.luqaparish.com/ Saint Andrew's Parish (A.D. 1634)]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090727022337/http://www.luqayouthcenter.org/ Ħal Luqa Youth Centre (A.D. 2003)]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20181101192928/http://luqastandrewsfc.org/ Luqa St. Andrew's FC (A.D. 1934)]

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20121124012943/http://bandasantandrija.org/ Saint Andrew's Band Club (L-Għaqda Mużikali Sant' Andrija - A.D. 1883)]
• [http://www.unionbandmalta.org/ Union Philharmonic Society (Is-Soċjetà Filarmonika L-Unjoni - A.D. 1880)]

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