Bathurst region
| Region of Bathurst | |
 Location of the Bathurst region in New South Wales |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 New South Wales
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| Administrative headquarters: | Bathurst |
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| Area : | 3,817.9 km² |
| Residents : | 41,300 (2016) |
| Population density : | 11 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 33 ° 25 ′ S , 149 ° 34 ′ E The Bathurst Region is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales . The area is 3,817.9 km² and has 41,300 inhabitants.
Bathurst is located in the central-west region of the state in the Central Tablelands about 200 km west of the metropolis Sydney , the capital of New South Wales. The area comprises 93 hamlets and towns, including Bathurst , Brewongle, Eglinton, Georges Plains, Hill End, Kelso, Meadow Flat, Peel, Perthville, Raglan, Sofala, Trunkey Creek, Vittoria, Wattle Flat and Yetholme. The seat of the Regional Council is in the city of Bathurst in the center of the LGA, where about 33,600 inhabitants live.
Around Bathurst there are some former gold rush towns that are now only villages with less than 100 inhabitants. Sofala is the oldest, still existing gold digging settlement in Australia, in which there are still gold prospectors today.
Other attractions outside the city of Bathurst include the Abercrombie Caves, huge natural limestone caves near Trunkey Creek. Hill End has had an artistic tradition since the end of the 1940s when an artist colony formed around the well-known Australian painters Russell Drysdale and Donald Friend.
administration
Bathurst Regional Council has nine members elected by LGA residents. Bathurst is not divided into districts. The mayor of the council is also recruited from among the councilors.
Web links
- Official site of the Bathurst Regional Council (Engl.)
- Article about the Abercrombie Caves (Engl.)
- id.com.au: Bathurst Regional Council area community profiles (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Bathurst Regional (A) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Bathurst ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2020.