Paola (Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' Paola)
Coat of arms
Motto: Casal Paula
Official name:	Paola; Raħal Ġdid (New Town)
Inhabitants:	Pawlist (m), Pawlista (f), Pawlisti (f), Tar-Raħal
Other names:	Casal Pawla (code: PLA)
Coordinates:	35°52′22″N 14°30′27″E / 35.87278°N 14.5075°E / 35.87278; 14.5075Coordinates: 35°52′22″N 14°30′27″E / 35.87278°N 14.5075°E / 35.87278; 14.5075
Area:	2.5km²
Population total:	8,822
Population density:	3,532/km²
Borders:	Cospicua, Fgura, Luqa, Marsa, Santa Luċija, Tarxien
Patron saint:	Christ the King; Our Lady of Lourdes
Day of festa:	4th Sunday of July; 1st Sunday after August 15
Mayor:	Dominic Grima (MLP)

Paola, (or old name Casal Paula), is a town in the south of Malta, with a population of 8,856 people (Nov 2005). It is named after its founder, the Grandmaster Antoine de Paule, but is commonly known as Raħal Ġdid, which means new town in Maltese.

Paola is renowned for its Good Friday procession, its football club, Hibernians FC, for the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum and for its large church.

Badge of Hibernians F.C. on top of the club's building in Paola

A number of prominent Maltese personalities hail from Paola, including Dr. Vincent Moran, ex-Minister of Health; Dr. Jason Azzopardi currently Parliamentary Secretary for Revenues and Land within the Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Investment, and Mr. Silvio Parnis, member of Parliament; leading Maltese author Immanuel Mifsud, Ino Bonello international movie art director (Munich) and former Mayor of the locality, Mons Francesco Xuereb, founder of Our Lady of Lourdes parish and benefactor of the main parish dedicated to Christ the King, [1], marketer Dr. Massimo Ellul, TV personality Ms. Simone Cini, young singer Klinsmann Coleiro, Ruth Casingena singer and actress and others. One of Malta's Prime Ministers, Sir Paul Boffa, (1890-1962) lived in Paola.

There are two parish churches one is dedicated to Christ the King and the other to Our Lady of Lourdes.

Church of Christ the King

The feast of Christ the King is celebrated on the 4th Sunday of July, whereas that of Our Lady of Lourdes is celebrated on the 1st Sunday after the 15th of August.

Church of Our Lady of Lourdes

The parish also has a Franciscan church dedicated to Saint Anthony in part of the parish called Għajn Dwieli. St.Ubaldesca Church is the oldest church in Paola in fact it was the first parish church in Paola. Presently it is undergoing restoration.

Paola also hosts Malta's only Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre led by Imam Mohammed El Sadi. The country's correctional facilities and the largest burial grounds, the Adolorata cemetery are also situated in this town.

The town is a commercial centre in the south of Malta, about 5 km from the capital Valletta.

[edit] Band Clubs

• Our Lady of Lourdes Band Club (L-Għaqda Mużikali Madonna ta' Lourdes)

• De Paule Philarmonic Society Christ the King Band (Is-Soċjetà Filarmonika De Paule Banda Kristu Re)

• Christ the King Band Club (Ghaqda Socjali w Muzikali Kristu Sultan Banda Paola)

• Lourdes Philarmoic Society A.D. 2007 (Is-Soċjetà Filarmonika Lourdes A.D. 2007)

[edit] Zones in Paola

• Għajn Dwieli
• Il-Qortin
• Kordin (Corradino)
• Ordinnza
• Ras Ħanżir

[edit] Paola Main Roads

• Pjazza Antone De Paule (Paola Square)
• Triq Lampuka (Lampuka Street)
• Triq Sammat (Sammat Street)
• Telgħat Raħal Ġdid (Paola Hill)
• Triq Bormla (Cospicua Road)
• Triq il-Foss - Strada Fosso(Ditch Street)
• Triq Għajn Dwieli (Għajn Dwieli Road)
• Triq l-Arkata - Strada Arcada (Arcade Street)
• Triq Sant'Ubaldeska (Saint Ubaldesca Street)
• Triq Ħal-Luqa (Luqa Road)
• Triq Ħal-Tarxien (Tarxien Road)
• Triq Ħaż-Żabbar (Zabbar Road)
• Triq il-Belt Valletta (Valletta Road)
• Triq Kordin (Corradino Hill)
• Triq l-Isqof Buhagiar (Bishop Buhagiar Street)
• Vjal Santa Luċija (Santa Lucia Avenue)
• Vjal Sir Pawlu Boffa (Sir Paul Boffa Avenue)
• Triq Salvatore Imbroll (Salvatore Imbroll Street)

[edit] External links

• Christ the King Parish Church
• [2]
• G.M. Fra Antoine De Paule Philharmonic Society
• Paola - Its History and Landmarks
• [3] RahalGdid.com- A website about the history, feast and landmarks in Paola
• [4] RahalGdid.com - Website dwar l-istorja, l-festa u l-postijiet importanti f'Rahal Gdid

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