Victoria (, meaning "the city Victoria"), also known among the native Maltese as Rabat (which is the name of the old town centre) or by its title Città Victoria, is an administrative unit of Malta, and the main town on Gozo,. Victoria has a total population of 6,901 (as of March 2014), and by population, is the largest locality in Gozo. The area around the town, situated on a hill near the centre of the island, has been settled since Neolithic times. Victoria is the name given on 10 June 1887 by the British government on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, at the request of Pietro Monsignor Pace, Bishop of Gozo (Monsignor Pace later became Sir Pietro Monsignor Pace, Titular Archbishop of Rhodes and Bishop of Malta). However, many Gozitans, mainly older Gozitans, still often refer to it by the name Rabat. It is usually known as Rabat, Gozo to distinguish it from the town of Rabat on the main island of Malta. Architectural heritage The Cittadella, including: Gozo Museum of Archaeology Gran Castello Historic House (Folklore Museum) Natural Science Museum Old Prison St George's Basilica (St George's Square) Heart of Gozo: Il-Hagar Museum (St George's Square) War Memorial (Independence Square) Banca Giuratale (Independence Square) St Francis' Church (St Francis Square) War shelter under the Cittadella (Cittadella) War Shelter under Triq id-Dejqa (Narrow Street) War Shelter under St Augustine's Square (St Augustine's Convent) Churches in Victoria St Mary's Cathedral St. George's Basilica, Malta St Francis Conventual Church (Franciscan Friars) St James the Greater Church Nativity of Mary Church (Savina) St Augustine Church (Augustinian Friars) St John Bosco Oratory Church St Martha's Church Annunciation Church Cana Movement Church Good Shepherd Church Manresa Church (Jesuits) Our Lady of Grace Church (Capuchin Friars) Our Lady Help of Christians Church (Salesian Nuns) Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (Franciscan Nuns) Our Lady of Pompei Church (Dominican Nuns) St Barbara's Church (Citadel) St Joseph's Church (Citadel) Immaculate Conception Church (Seminary) Nazareth Chapel (Poor Clares) Cittadella In the heart of Victoria lies the Cittadella (Citadel), formerly known as il Castello, which has been the centre of activity of the island since possibly Neolithic times, but is known to be first fortified during the Bronze Age c. 1500 BC. It was later developed by the Phoenicians and continued into becoming a complex Acropolis by Roman times. The north side of the Citadel dates back to the