Birkirkara or B'Kara (Italian: Birchircara) is a city of 50,000 inhabitants (as of November 2010) in central Malta. It is the largest and most populous localities on the island and consists of four autonomous parishes: St Helen, St Joseph, Our Lady of the Carmel and St Mary. It also houses one of the most famous colleges in Malta, St Aloysius' College. Birkirkara is the home town of Ex-President Edward Fenech Adami and former Opposition Leader Alfred Sant and also the first president of Malta Anthony Mamo.
The city's motto is "In hoc signo vinces", and its coat of arms is a plain red cross, surmounted by a crown.