Malta Post
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MaltaPost p.l.c. is the postal service company in Malta
. The public limited company
took over the postal services
previously carried out by Posta Ltd., and started operating on May 1, 1998.
, each locality in Malta and Gozo is under one of these hubs.
of all addresses in the Maltese Islands in 2007. Each code consist of three letters, that differ by locality, and four numbers.
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
. The public limited company
Public limited company
A public limited company is a limited liability company that sells shares to the public in United Kingdom company law, in the Republic of Ireland and Commonwealth jurisdictions....
took over the postal services
Mail
Mail, or post, is a system for transporting letters and other tangible objects: written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal service...
previously carried out by Posta Ltd., and started operating on May 1, 1998.
Postal hubs
There are 4 hubs in Malta and GozoGozo
Gozo is a small island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Southern European country of Malta; after the island of Malta itself, it is the second-largest island in the archipelago...
, each locality in Malta and Gozo is under one of these hubs.
- Central 1 Hub: Qormi Road, Marsa
- Central 2 Hub: Mensija Road, San ĠwannSan Gwann-History:The San Ġwann suburb is mostly made up of relatively modern buildings having been established as a parish only in 1965. However, the few scattered archeological remains found in the region suggest that San Ġwann has an ancient history which is woven into the national history of Malta.The...
- South Hub: Our Lady of Sorrows Street (Triq Id-Duluri), ŻejtunZejtunŻejtun is a medium sized town in the south of Malta. Żejtun holds the title of Città Beland, which was bestowed by Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim, Grandmaster of Knights of Malta in 1797, Beland being his mother's surname....
- Gozo Hub: Saint Elizabeth Street, XewkijaXewkijaXewkija is a village on Gozo Island, Malta. The population of Xewkija is 3,115 , that is the fourth largest in Gozo, after Victoria , Nadur and Xagħra .-History:...
, Gozo
Postal codes
MaltaPost changed the postcodesPostal code
A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...
of all addresses in the Maltese Islands in 2007. Each code consist of three letters, that differ by locality, and four numbers.