Gunnedah Shire
| Shire of Gunnedah | |
 Location of Gunnedah Shire in New South Wales |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 New South Wales
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| Administrative headquarters: | Gunnedah |
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| Area : | 4,987.0 km² |
| Residents : | 12,215 (2016) |
| Population density : | 2.4 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 30 ° 58 ' S , 150 ° 15' O Gunnedah Shire is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales . The area is 4,987.0 km² and has about 12,000 inhabitants.
Gunnedah is located in the northeast of the state about 450 km north of the metropolis of Sydney and 650 km southwest of Brisbane . The area includes 37 hamlets and towns, including Breeza, Carroll, Carroll Gap, Coocooboonah, Curlewis, Emerald Hill, Gunnedah , Kelvin, Meermaul, Mullaley, Piallaway, Tambar Springs. The headquarters of the Shire Council is in Gunnedah in the center of the LGA, where about 8,000 people live.
administration
The Gunnedah Shire Council has nine members who are elected by LGA residents. Gunnedah is not divided into districts. The mayor of the council is also recruited from among the councilors.
Web links
- Official site of Gunnedah Shire Council (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Gunnedah (A) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Gunnedah ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2020.