Ku-ring-gai Council
| Ku-ring-gai Council | |
 Location of the Ku-ring-gai Council in Sydney |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 New South Wales
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| Administrative headquarters: | Gordon |
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| Area : | 85.4 km² |
| Residents : | 118,053 (2016) |
| Population density : | 1382 inhabitants per km² |
| Wards : | 5 |
Coordinates: 33 ° 45 ′ S , 151 ° 9 ′ E Ku-ring-gai Council is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales . Ku-ring-gai belongs to the metropolis of Sydney , the capital of New South Wales. The area is 85.4 km² and has about 118,000 inhabitants. It was named after the Guringai people whoonce settled here.
Ku-ring-gai is located in Outer Sydney north of Sydney Harbor about 10 to 20 km north of the city center. The area includes 28 neighborhoods: Barra Brui, Fox Valley, Gordon, East Gordon, Killara, East Killara, West Killara, Lindfield, East Lindfield, West Lindfield, Pymble, West Pymble, Roseville Chase, St Ives, St Ives Chase, St Ives North, Turramurra, North Turramurra, South Turramurra, Turramurra East, Wahroonga South, East Wahroonga, North Wahroonga, Warrawee, Warrimoo and parts of Roseville, East Roseville and Wahroonga. The council's administrative headquarters are in the Gordon district in the southern half of the LGA.
administration
The Ku-ring-gai Council has ten members elected by the residents of the five wards (two each from Comenarra, Gordon, Roseville, St Ives and Wahroonga Ward). These five districts are determined independently of the districts. The mayor of the council is also recruited from among the councilors.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Ku-ring-gai (A) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.