Kogarah Council

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Municipality of Kogarah
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Location of Kogarah in Sydney
structure
State : Australia Australia
State : Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
Administrative headquarters: Kogarah
Dates and numbers
Area : 16  km²
Residents : 55,806 (2011)
Population density : 3488 inhabitants per km²
Wards : 4th

Coordinates: 33 ° 58 ′  S , 151 ° 8 ′  E

The Municipality of Kogarah was a local administrative area (LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales . Kogarah belonged to the metropolis of Sydney , the capital of New South Wales. The area was 16 km² and had about 56,000 inhabitants. In 2016 it was absorbed by the Georges Rivers Council .

Kogarah was in the south of Inner Sydney west of Botany Bay on the Georges River about 15 km southwest of the city center. The area comprised 20 neighborhoods: Bald Face, Beverley Park, Blakehurst, Carss Park, Connells Point, Hurstville Grove, Hurstville South, Kogarah Bay, Kyle Bay, Tom Uglys Point and parts of Allawah, Carlton, Hurstville, Kogarah, Kogarah South, Mortdale , Oatley, Penshurst , Ramsgate and Sans Souci. The seat of the Shire Council was in the district of Kogarah in the extreme northeast of the LGA.

administration

The Kogarah Council had twelve members who were elected by the residents of the LGA. Three members each came from the four Wards East, Middle, North and West. These four districts were determined independently of the districts. The mayor of the council was also recruited from among the councilors.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Kogarah (A) (Local Government Area) ( English ) In: 2011 Census QuickStats . March 28, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  2. ^ NSW Government (Ed.): Merger Proposal: Hurstville City Council - Kogarah City Council . 2016 ( amazonaws.com [PDF]).