Maroondah City
| City of Maroondah | |
 Location of Maroondah City in Melbourne |
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 Australia
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| State : |
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| Administrative headquarters: | Ringwood |
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| Area : | 61 km² |
| Residents : | 110,376 (2016) |
| Population density : | 1809 inhabitants per km² |
| Wards : | 7th |
Coordinates: 37 ° 49 ' S , 145 ° 14' O Maroondah City is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Victoria . Maroondah belongs to the metropolis Melbourne , the capital of Victoria. The area is 61 km² and has about 110,000 inhabitants.
Maroondah is 16 to 21 miles east of Melbourne city center north of Dandenong Creek and includes eleven neighborhoods: Bayswater North, Croydon, Croydon Hills, Croydon North, Croydon South, Heathmont, Kilsyth South, Ringwood, Ringwood East, Ringwood North and Warranwood. The City Council is located in Ringwood on the western border of the LGA.
The two retail centers in Ringwood and Croydon determine the economy of the county. In the south there are also other industrial settlements, while the north belongs to the more rural part of Melbourne.
The Maroondah Festival in Croydon Park is a music festival in Melbourne that features many Australian stars.
administration
The Maroondah City Council has seven members who are elected by the residents of the seven wards. These seven districts (Yarrunga, Wyreena, Mullum, Loughnan's Hill, Clocktower, Eastfield and Arrabri) are determined independently of the districts. The mayor of the council is also recruited from among the councilors.
Web links
- Official site (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Maroondah (C) (Local Government Area) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Accessed June 10, 2018.