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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 2 AUGUST 2015 News 11 JAMES DEBONO IN the past twenty years, Mar- saskala has seen its population increase by 400% while Marsa has lost nearly half of its popula- tion. This data emerges from statis- tics issued by the Department of Local Councils, which show changes in population between 1993 and 2014. The statistics confirm that St Paul's Bay has overtaken Mosta as Malta's second most popu- lous locality. St Paul's Bay has just 1,201 fewer residents than Birkirkara and has 805 more res- idents than Mosta. In 2010, Mos- ta still had 593 more residents than St Paul's Bay. The statistics show that St Paul's Bay overtook Mosta as Malta's second largest town in 2011. While three new seaside locali- ties in both the north (St Paul's Bay and Pembroke) and south of Malta (Marsaskala) have seen an increase in population of more than 300%, all the towns in the inner harbour area have seen a sharp decline in their popula- tion, losing between a third and nearly a half of their populations since 1993. The sharpest decline was reg- istered by the heavily polluted town of Marsa, which has seen its population decrease by 45% between 1993 and 2014. Marsa's population has de- clined from 8,036 in 1993 to 5,731 in 2000. Marsa's popula- tion rose again to 6,018 in 2010 but dropped again to 4,401 in 2014. Bormla and Isla lost a third of their population in the same pe- riod while Birgu lost a quarter. Marsaskala has seen its popu- lation increase dramatically, by 400%, between 1993 and 2014 in a period when the Maltese pop- ulation increased by 75%. The population rose from 2,430 in 1993 to 7,404 by 2000, to 11,443 in 2010 and to 12,134 in 2014. Pembroke, a smaller locality, has also seen a remarkable in- crease in its population from just 795 in 1993 to 2,850 now. But unlike Marsaskala, the increase in population was not continu- ous. A sharp 1,110 increase was registered between 1993 and 1994. Sliema, whose population re- mained stagnant in the 1990s and early noughties, oscillating between 13,000 and 15,000, saw a sharp increase after 2004, reach- ing the 19,224 mark in 2012, thus edging closer to St Paul's Bay and Mosta. This coincided with a de- velopment spree in the locality in the mid-noughties. Surprising- ly, the population declined again to 16,584 by 2014. The capital city Valletta has lost 2,709 of its inhabitants in a consistent decline over the past 20 years. Interestingly, while Lija and At- tard have grown by 70%, Balzan, which has an older population, has lost a fifth of its population. Expression of Interest - Leasing of Premises The Office of the Attorney General is interested in leasing a premises for office use for a period of five years. The premises should; • be centrally located such as Valletta, Floriana, Pieta, G'Mangia, (other areas close to Valletta might be considered) • measuring approximately 100 square metres • have the necessary permits • be accessible for people with disability • finished, including all services (IT network, ACs, etc) Interested parties are invited to submit sealed offers including ALL charges by noon Friday 14 th August 2015 to the Head Corporate Services, The Office of Attorney General, St. George's Square Valletta. !* !.ŏ"+.ŏ+*/0.10%+*ŏ+.'/Čŏ1,,(5Čŏ */0((0%+*ŏĒŏ+))%//%+*%*#ŏ+"ŏāŏ //!*#!.ŏ%"0ŏ0ŏ(+'ŏĆČŏ++.ŏČŏ%/.ŏ!3øČŏ*ŏ3**ŏ1/%*#ŏ*2%.+*ġ )!*0((5ŏ.%!* (5ŏ%*0ċŏĨ1.ŏ!"čŏŏąĥĂĀāĆĩ û!./ŏ(+/!ŏ+*ŏāā0$ŏ1#1/0ŏĂĀāĆŏ0ŏāĀċĀĀ)ċ +.ŏ)+.!ŏ%*"+.)0%+*ŏ2%/%0ŏ333ċ$+1/%*#10$+.%05ċ#+2ċ)0 ŏ ŏŏ Marsa loses half of its population in 20 years Statistics issued by Local Councils Department confirm decline of inner harbour area and rise of St Paul's Bay as Malta's second largest town St Paul's Bay has overtaken Mosta as Malta's second most populous locality, and has just 1,201 fewer residents than Birkirkara and 805 more residents than Mosta Localities with sharpest % decline in population % decline Marsa -45 Paola -34 Isla -34 Bormla -33 Hamrun -33 Floriana -31 Mdina -30 Valletta -30 Birgu -26 Balzan -19 Localities with largest % increase in population (1993-2014) % increase Marsaskala 399 Pembroke 359 St Paul's Bay 315 Swieqi 312 Munxar Gozo 160 Zebbug Gozo 143 Mtarfa 117 Mellieha 109 Iklin 107 San Gwann 94