Hay Shire
| Shire of Hay | |
 Location of the Hay Shire in New South Wales |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 New South Wales
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| Administrative headquarters: | Hay |
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| Area : | 11,325.9 km² |
| Residents : | 2,946 (2016) |
| Population density : | 0.3 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 34 ° 30 ′ S , 144 ° 51 ′ E Hay Shire is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales . The area is 11,325.9 km² and has about 3,000 inhabitants.
Hay is located in the southwest of the state on Murrumbidgee and Lachlan River about 720 km west of the metropolis of Sydney . The area comprises 24 districts and localities: Benarca, Benduck, Booligal, Burrabogie, Cobran, Eurolie, Eurugabah, Geramy, Hay , Hay Irrigation Area, Hay South, Hay West, Illilliwa, Maude, Nap Nap, Newmarket, Nulabor, One Tree, Pevensey, Ravensworth, Thelangerin, Toogimbie, Wyoming and part of Oxley. The headquarters of the Shire Council is located in Hay in the southern half of the LGA, where about 2,300 people live.
administration
The Hay Shire Council has eight members who are elected by LGA residents. Hay is not divided into districts. The mayor of the council is also recruited from among the councilors.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Hay (A) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Hay ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2020.