Businesses in Luqa

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Luqa

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	23
Car repair	20
Car rental	18
Shopping	17
Buses and trains	12
Corporate management	11
Beauty salons	9
Shopping other	7
Gas station	7
Airlines	7
Hospitals	7
Public administration	7
Cafes	6
Apartments	6
Transportation logistics	6
Electronics stores	6
Car parts	6

Luqa Facts

Area	1.9 km²
Population	1,524
Male Population	740 (48.6%)
Female Population	784 (51.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+80.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+4.7%
Median Age	45.1 years (Male: 41.7, Female: 48.2)
Neighborhoods	Ħal Farruġ
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	35.85889, 14.48861
Postal Codes	LQA

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Luqa Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	846	1,438	1,455	1,492	1,524
Population Density	451.2 / km²	766.9 / km²	776 / km²	795.7 / km²	812.8 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Luqa Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 2.5% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Luqa	+76.4%	+3.8%	+2.5%
Luqa	-0.1%	-5.4%	-6.2%
Malta	+37.2%	+17.6%	+8%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Luqa Median Age

Median Age: 45.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Luqa	45.1 yrs	48.2 yrs	41.7 yrs
Luqa	46.2 yrs	49.7 yrs	42.4 yrs
Malta	40.5 yrs	42 yrs	39.2 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Luqa Population Density

Population Density: 813 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Luqa	1,524	1.875 km²	813 / km²
Luqa	5,690	6.8 km²	839 / km²
Malta	408,975	315.6 km²	1,296 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Luqa Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Luqa

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Luqa CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Luqa	13,226 tn	8.68 tn	7,054.1 tons/km²
Luqa	49,381 tn	8.68 tn	7,284.7 tons/km²
Malta	3,415,252 tn	8.35 tn	10,823 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Luqa CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	13,226 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.68 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	7,054.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (9)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
12/1/17	10:10 PM	3	6.6 km	11,270 m	1km SE of Marsaxlokk, Malta	usgs.gov
1/13/16	5:01 PM	4.1	42.3 km	9,910 m	36km NE of Sliema, Malta	usgs.gov
12/15/13	3:57 AM	4.1	98.7 km	10,000 m	10km SE of Pozzallo, Italy	usgs.gov
4/24/11	1:02 PM	4.1	35.6 km	20,300 m	Malta region	usgs.gov
4/24/11	9:25 AM	3.5	36.2 km	19,900 m	Malta region	usgs.gov
7/8/08	6:12 AM	3.2	46.4 km	63,200 m	central Mediterranean Sea	usgs.gov
2/24/08	10:58 AM	3.3	83.5 km	10,000 m	central Mediterranean Sea	usgs.gov
3/20/05	2:18 AM	3	86.6 km	10,000 m	Sicily, Italy	usgs.gov
8/24/03	1:09 AM	3.2	60.1 km	10,000 m	central Mediterranean Sea	usgs.gov
7/7/03	3:08 PM	4.1	25.7 km	10,000 m	Malta region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Luqa

Luqa (Maltese: Ħal Luqa, meaning poplar in Aramaic) is a village located in the Southern Region of Malta. It is an old town that has a dense population, typical of the Maltese Islands. The population of Luqa is 5,945 as of March 2014. There is a chur..

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