Victoria, Malta

This article is about the Gozitan capital city. For the Maltese town, see Rabat, Malta.

Victoria Il-Belt Victoria Città Victoria, Ir-Rabat, Għawdex
Town and Local council
View of Victoria
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  A Magna Maxima (From Great, Supreme)
Victoria Location within Malta Victoria Location within Mediterranean
Coordinates: 36°2′37″N 14°14′35″E
Country	Malta
Region	Gozo Region
District	Gozo and Comino District
Borders	Fontana, Għasri, Kerċem, Xagħra, Xewkija, Żebbuġ
Government
• Mayor	Brian Azzopardi (PN)
Area
• Total	2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Population  (July 2024)
• Total	7,491
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Rabti t'Għawdex (m), Rabtija t'Għawdex (f), Rabtin t'Għawdex (pl)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	VCT
Dialing code	356
ISO 3166 code	MT-45
Patron saint	St. George St. Mary
Day of festa	3rd Sunday of July (St. George) 15 August (St. Mary)
Website	Official website

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Victoria (Maltese: Il-Belt Victoria, meaning "the city Victoria"), also known among the native Maltese as Rabat (which is the name of the old town centre) or by its title Città Victoria, is an administrative unit of Malta, and the main town on Gozo. Victoria is the most populous settlement in Gozo. Its population was 7,491 in July 2024. This included 3,934 males and 3,557 females; 5,801 Maltese nationals and 1,690 foreign nationals.

The area around the town, situated on a hill near the centre of the island, has been settled since Neolithic times. Victoria is the name given on 10 June 1887 by the British government on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, at the request of Pietro Monsignor Pace, Bishop of Gozo. Many Gozitans, mainly older ones, still often refer to it by the name Rabat. It is usually known as Rabat, Gozo to distinguish it from the town of Rabat on the main island of Malta.

The New Zealand Grog Shop, Piazza San Francesco, Victoria (Rabato), island of Gozo, c.1916. The shop had an extensive clientele among the New Zealand troops stationed on Gozo.