King Island Municipality
| King Island Municipality | |
 Location of King Island in Tasmania |
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| State : |
 Australia
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| State : |
 Tasmania
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| Administrative headquarters: | Currie |
| Dates and numbers | |
| Area : | 1,098 km² |
| Residents : | 1,585 (2016) |
| Population density : | 1.4 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 39 ° 56 ' S , 143 ° 51' E
The King Island Municipality is a local administrative area (LGA) in the Australian state of Tasmania . The area is 1098 km² and has about 1600 inhabitants (2016).
King Island is an island northwest of the main Tasmanian island. 14 districts and villages are on the island: Currie, Egg Lagoon, Grassy, Loorana, Lymwood, Naracoopa, Pearshape, Pegarah, Reekara, Sea Elephant, Surprise Bay, Wickharn, Yambacoona and Yarra Creek. The seat of the council is in Currie on the west coast of the island, where about 700 inhabitants live (2016).
administration
The King Island Council has nine members. The mayor (mayor), his deputy (deputy) and seven councilors are directly elected by the residents of the LGA. King Island is not subdivided into districts.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : King Island (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 : Currie (L) (Urban Center / Locality) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.