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| p1 = [[Ħamrun]], [[Marsa, Malta|Marsa]], [[Pietà, Malta|Pietà]], [[Valletta]]
| leader_title = [[List of mayors of places in Malta|Mayor]]
| leader_name = VincentNigel BorgHolland
| leader_party = [[LabourFloriana Party (Malta)FIrst|PLFF]]
| leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name1 = [[James Aaron Ellul]]<br />([[Partit Nazzjonalista|PN]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 0.94
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{{hatnote|For the island sometimes written Floriana, see [[Floreana Island]].}}
'''Floriana''' ({{lang-langx|mt|Il-Furjana}} or ''Il-Floriana''), also known by its title '''Borgo Vilhena''', is a [[Floriana Lines|fortified]] town in the [[Port Region, Malta|Port Region]] area of [[Malta]], just outside the capital city [[Valletta]]. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014.<ref name="pop2014">{{cite web|title=Estimated Population by Locality 31st March, 2014 |url=https://secure2.gov.mt/localgovernment/file.aspx?f=7810 |publisher=[[Government of Malta]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621211549/https://secure2.gov.mt/localgovernment/file.aspx?f=7810 |archive-date=21 June 2015 |date=16 May 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> Floriana is the birthplace of many famous Maltese, amongst which the composer of the [[national anthem]], '[[L-Innu Malti]]', [[Robert Samut]]; former Bishop of Malta Dun [[Mauro Caruana]], the poets [[Oliver Friggieri]] and [[Maria Grech Ganado]], the writer and politician [[Herbert Ganado]] and Swedish Idol winner [[Kevin Borg]].
 
==Etymology==
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==Climate==
Floriana features a [[Mediterranean climate]] with warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Floriana experiences a lack of precipitation during the summer months and heavier precipitation during the winter months. Winter temperatures are moderated by the city’s proximity to the sea. As a result, Floriana enjoys mild winters, however windy in some areas. The official climate recording station in Malta is at Luqa Airport, which is a few miles inland from Floriana. Average high temperatures range from around {{convert|16|°C|0|abbr=on}} in January to about {{convert|32|°C|0|abbr=on}} in August, while average low temperatures range from around {{convert|10|°C|0|abbr=on}} in January to {{convert|23|°C|0|abbr=on}} in August. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "[[Subtropical-Mediterranean climate#Hot-summer Mediterranean climate|Csa]]" (Mediterranean Climate).
 
 
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==Music==
*Vilhena Band Club (SoċjetàSocietà FilarmonikaFilarmonica Vilhena) was founded in 1874. The first musical director of the band was Mro. Giuseppe Borg, and the first president of the Society was Baldassare Portanier.
 
==Floriana community services==
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Floriana is twinned with:
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Macerata]], Italy
*{{flagicon|FRAMLT}} [[Rieux-VolvestreKerċem]], FranceMalta
 
==References==
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