Economy of San Gwann

ont-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">The 1950s also saw the opening of a new page in the history of the locality with the arrival of the Capuchin Friars to the locality. Their arrival led to the construction of a convent and eventual building of a new church dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes that was completed in December 1959. This church was to become the Parochial Church when the locality was established as a separate parish in 1965. The parish adopted its name from the old chapel of San Ġwann tal-Gharghar which had for so long served the pastoral needs of the community.

The Local Councils Act of 1993 identified San Ġwann as a separate district with its own statutory local government authority. The first San Ġwann Council was elected on 16 April 1994 with its first major being Mr. Antonio Cesareo. Local council elections were held every three years.

A number of factories also have established themselves in the San Ġwann Industrial Estate which is found on the outskirts of this town. In the past ST Microelectronics used to carry out part of its work in San Ġwann.

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