Blacktown City

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City of Blacktown
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Location in New South Wales
structure
State : Australia Australia
State : Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
Administrative headquarters: Blacktown
Dates and numbers
Area : 240  km²
Residents : 336,962 (2016)
Population density : 1404 inhabitants per km²
Wards : 5

Coordinates: 33 ° 46 ′  S , 150 ° 55 ′  E

Blacktown City is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales . Blacktown belongs to the metropolis of Sydney , the capital of New South Wales. The area is 240 km² and has about 340,000 inhabitants.

geography

Blacktown is located in Outer Sydney north of Prospect Reservoir about 35 km west of the city center. The area includes 60 neighborhoods: Acacia Gardens, Arndell Park, Bidwill, Blackett, Blacktown, Blacktown North, Blacktown South, Blacktown West, Bungarribee, Colebee, Dean Park, Dharruk, Doonside, Emerton, Glendenning, Glenwood, Glenwood Park, Grantham, Hassall , Hassall Grove, Hebersham, Huntingwood, Kellyville Ridge, Kings Langley, Kings Park, Lalor Park, Lethbridge Park, Marayong, Marayong Heights, Marayong South, Marsden Park, Minchinbury, Mount Druitt, Oakhurst, Parklea, Plumpton, Quakers Hill, Riverstone, Rooty Hill, Ropes Creek, Schofields, Seven Hills, Seven Hills North, Seven Hills West, Shalvey, Stanhope Gardens, Tregear, Wallgrove, Westpoint Center, Whalan, Willmot, Woodcroft and parts of Eastern Creek, Kellyville, Prospect, Rouse Hill, Shanes Park, St Marys, Toongabbie and Vineyard. The seat of the City Council is in the Blacktown district in the east of the LGA.

Culture and sights

In the Prospect district lies the largest reservoir in Sydney, the Prospect Reservoir. Also worth seeing are Alpha Park, Featherdale Wildlife Park, Wonderland Theme Park, Blacktown International Ice Arena (home of the Western Sydney Ice Dogs in the Australian Ice Hockey League , AIHL) and the Blacktown Showground (Francis Park).

One of the largest shopping centers in the area is "Westpoint Blacktown". You can shop there at Myer, Target , Big W, Coles Supermarkets, Franklins and Woolworths Supermarkets, among others .

Important educational institutions include the Patrician Brothers College Blacktown, Blacktown Girls High School, Mitchell High School Blacktown, Blacktown TAFE (Technical and Further Education), and the Max Webber Library.

traffic

Blacktown Railway Station

Blacktown is on the western railway line between central Sydney, Penrith and Richmond . The Blacktown Railway Station is a transfer station for trains between Dubbo and Sydney.

The city is also a hub for national road traffic. The Great Western Highway , Richmond Road, Metroad 2, Metroad 4 and the Westlink M7 run through Blacktown . In total, there are 1019 kilometers of local and 100 kilometers of regional roads in the LGA.

Bus services in and around Blacktown are operated by ComfortDelGro Cabcharge (Westbus) and Busways.

administration

The Blacktown City Council has 15 members who are elected by the residents of the five wards (three councilors each from wards 1 through 5). These five districts are determined independently of the districts. The mayor of the council is also recruited from among the councilors .

Partnerships

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Blacktown (C) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.