Central Highlands Municipality
| Central Highlands Municipality | |
 Location of the Central Highlands in Tasmania |
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 Australia
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 Tasmania
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| Administrative headquarters: | Hamilton |
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| Area : | 7,976 km² |
| Residents : | 2,141 (2016) |
| Population density : | 0.3 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 42 ° 33 ′ S , 146 ° 50 ′ E The Central Highlands are a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Tasmania . The area is 7,976 km² and has about 2100 inhabitants (2016).
The Central Highlands are located in the center of the island about 60 kilometers northwest of the capital Hobart . The area includes 31 hamlets and villages: Arthurs Lake, Bothwell , Bradys Lake, Brandurn, Bronte Park, Buders Gorge, Cramps Bay, Dee, Derwent Bridge , Ellendale, Fentonbury, Gretna, Hamilton , Hermitage, Hollow Tree, Interlaken, Lake St. Clair , Liawenee, Meadowbank, Miena, Osterley, Ouse, Pelharn, Reynolds Neck, Rintstone, Shannon, Tarraleah, Tods Corner, Victoria Valley, Wayatinah and Waddamana. The seat of the City Council is in Hamilton in the southeast of the LGA, where about 200 residents live (2016).
administration
The Central Highlands Council has nine members. The mayor (mayor), his deputy (deputy) and seven councilors are directly elected by the residents of the LGA. Central Highlands is not divided into districts.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Central Highlands (M) (Local Government Area) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ↑ Localities by Council ( Memento of October 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 98 kB), Local Government Association of Tasmania
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Hamilton (Tas.) (State Suburb) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.