Dorset Municipality
| Dorset | |
 Location of the Dorset Municipality in Tasmania |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 Tasmania
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| Administrative headquarters: | Scottsdale |
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| Area : | 3,196 km² |
| Residents : | 6,617 (2016) |
| Population density : | 2.1 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 41 ° 10 ′ S , 147 ° 31 ′ E The Dorset Municipality is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Tasmania . The area is 3196 km² and has about 6600 inhabitants (2016).
Dorset is located in the northeast corner of the Tasmanian island about 200 kilometers north of the capital Hobart . The area includes 40 hamlets and villages: Alberton, Blumont, Boobyalla, Branxholm, Bridport , Cape Portland, Cladstone, Cuckoo, Derby, Dorset, Forester, Goloonda, Herrick, Jetsonville, Kamona, Legerwood, Lietinna, Lisle, Maurice, Moorina, South Mt Cameron, Musselroe Bay, Nabowla, Pioneer, Ringarooma, Rushy Lagoon, Scottsdale , North Scottsdale, West Scottsdale, Springfield, South Springfield, Talawa, Telita, Tomahawk, Tonganah, Trenah, Tulendeena, Warrentinna, Waterhouse and Winnaleah. The seat of the council is in Scottsdale in the southwest of the LGA, where about 1900 inhabitants live (2016).
administration
The Dorset Council has nine members. The mayor (mayor), his deputy (deputy) and seven councilors are directly elected by the residents of the LGA. Dorset is not divided into districts.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Dorset (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; 101 kB), Local Government Association of Tasmania
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Scottsdale (State Suburb) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.