▁by ▁the ▁Local ▁Coun c ils ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁M ell ie ħ a ▁stands ▁on ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁hills ▁on ▁the ▁north west ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁island ▁of ▁Mal ta . ▁M ell ie ħ a ▁proper ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁M ell ie ħ a ▁He ights , ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁Est ate , ▁il - Q ort in , ▁Ta ' ▁P enn ell u , ▁Ta ' ▁Mas ri ja ▁and ▁Tal - I bra ġ . ▁The ▁nearby ▁villages ▁of ▁Man ik ata ▁and ▁Sel mun ▁also ▁fall ▁under ▁M ell ie ħ a ' s ▁juris diction . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁over look s ▁M ell ie ħ a ▁Bay , ▁which ▁includes ▁G ħ ad ira ▁Bay , ▁the ▁largest ▁sand y ▁beach ▁in ▁Mal ta . ▁To ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁bay , ▁there ▁is ▁the ▁Sel mun ▁pen ins ula , ▁and ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁Islands ▁lie ▁about ▁ 8 0 ▁metres ▁off ▁the ▁coast . ▁M istra ▁Bay ▁lies ▁close ▁to ▁Sel mun , ▁and ▁this ▁marks ▁the ▁boundary ▁between ▁M ell ie ħ a ▁and ▁St . ▁Paul ' s ▁Bay . ▁ ▁The ▁large ▁Mar fa ▁Pen ins ula ▁lies ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁M ell ie ħ a . ▁It ▁includes ▁several ▁small ▁b ays , ▁such ▁as ▁Arm ier ▁Bay ▁and ▁Parad ise ▁Bay , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁har bour ▁of ▁ <0xC4>