Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire
| Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands | |
 Location of the Cocos Shire in Western Australia |
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 Australia
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 Western Australia
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| Administrative headquarters: | Home Iceland |
| Dates and numbers | |
| Area : | 14.1 km² |
| Residents : | 544 (2016) |
| Population density : | 39 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 12 ° 9 ′ S , 96 ° 52 ′ E The Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is a local government area (LGA) that belongs to the Australian state of Western Australia . The area is 14 km² and has about 550 inhabitants (2016).
The Cocos Islands (Cocos Islands), also called Keeling Islands are an archipelago in the north-west of the Australian continent about 2900 kilometers northeast of the Western Australian capital of Perth and about 1,000 kilometers southwest of Sumatra . The headquarters of the Shire Council is on Home Island , where about 400 residents live (2016).
administration
The Cocos Islands Council has seven members. They are elected by all residents of the Shire. The Cocos Islands are not divided into districts. The chairman of the council (Shire President) is also recruited from among the councilors.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Statistical Area Level 2) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Home Island (L) (Urban Center / Locality) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2020.