Palerang Council
| Palerang | |
 Location of Palerang Council in New South Wales |
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| structure | |
| State : |
 Australia
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| State : |
 New South Wales
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| Administrative headquarters: | Bungendors |
| Dates and numbers | |
| Area : | 5,134 km² |
| Residents : | 14,352 (2011) |
| Population density : | 2.8 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 35 ° 25 ' S , 149 ° 41' O Palerang was a Local Government Area (LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales . The area was 5,134 km² and last had about 14,500 inhabitants. Until 2005 the LGA was still called Eastern Capital City Regional. In 2016 she was absorbed into the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council .
Palerang was in the southeast of the state and borders the Australian Capital Territory around the capital Canberra to the west . The area comprised 65 hamlets and hamlets, including Bungendore, Braidwood, Captains Flat, Araluen, Mongarlowe, Majors Creek, Nerriga and parts of Carwoola and Sutton. The administrative seat of the council was in the town of Bungendore in the northeast of the LGA, where now about 2,750 inhabitants live.
administration
The Palerang Council had nine members elected by LGA residents. Palerang was not divided into districts. The mayor of the council was also recruited from among the councilors.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Palerang (A) (Local Government Area) ( English ) In: 2011 Census QuickStats . March 28, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Bungendore ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2020.