Griffith City

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City of Griffith
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Location of Griffith City in New South Wales
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State : Australia Australia
State : Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
Administrative headquarters: Griffith
Dates and numbers
Area : 1,639.2  km²
Residents : 25,641 (2016)
Population density : Error in expression: unrecognized punctuation mark “,” p inhabitants per km²

Coordinates: 34 ° 17 ′  S , 146 ° 2 ′  E The City of Griffith is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales . The area is 1,639.2 km² and has about 25,600 inhabitants.

Griffith is located in the south of the state in the Murrumbidgee region about 620 km west of the metropolis Sydney and 430 km northwest of the Australian capital Canberra . The area includes 39 hamlets and hamlets, including Beelbangera, Bilbul, Collina, North Griffith, Hanwood, Lake Wyangan, Mayfair, Murrumbidgee Estate, Pioneer, Tharbogang, Warburn, Warrawidgee, Widgelli, Yenda, Yoogali and parts of Benerembah, Darlington Point, Griffith , Tabbita, Willbriggie, Whitton and Yenda. The seat of the City Council is in Griffith in the center of the LGA, where about 18,900 inhabitants live.

administration

Griffith City Council has twelve members elected by LGA residents. Griffith is not divided into districts. The mayor of the council is also recruited from among the councilors.

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Individual evidence

  1. a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Griffith (C) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics : Griffith ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2020.