Local Government Areas in Tasmania

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The Australian state of Tasmania is divided into 29 local self- government areas , so-called Local Government Areas (LGA) (as of August 2006). They also have the formal designation City or Municipality . This distinction is historical, but is no longer relevant today.

Map of Local Government Areas in Tasmania
Local
Government
Area		 main place Area
(km²)		 Population
June
2006
estimate		 Most densely
kerungs-
tight		 area
Break O'Day Saint Helens 3,809 6.218 1.6 Northeast
Brighton Brighton 168 14,329 85.3 Greater Hobart
Central Coast Ulverstone 931 21,259 22.8 Northwest and West Coast
Central Highlands Hamilton 7,976 2,316 0.3 Midlands
Circular head Smithton 4,917 8,188 1.7 Northwest and West Coast
City of Burnie Burnie 618 19,701 31.9 Northwest and West Coast
City of Clarence Rosny Park 386 50,808 131.6 Greater Hobart
City of Devonport Devonport 116 24,880 214.5 Northwest and West Coast
City of Glenorchy Glenorchy 120 44.179 368.2 Greater Hobart
City of Hobart Hobart 76 49,556 650.3 Greater Hobart
City of Launceston Launceston 1.405 64,620 45.9 Greater Launceston
Derwent Valley New Norfolk 4.111 9,692 2.4 southeast
Dorset Scottsdale 3,196 7,253 2.3 Northeast
Flinders Whitemark 1,333 881 0.7 Northeast
George Town George Town 652 6,744 10.3 Greater Launceston
Glamorgan Spring Bay Triabunna 2,522 4,329 1.7 southeast
Huon Valley Huonville 5,497 14,442 2.6 southeast
Kentish Sheffield 1,187 5,965 5.0 Northwest and West Coast
King Island Currie 1,100 1,703 1.5 Northwest and West Coast
Kingborough Kingston 717 31,706 44.2 Greater Hobart
Latrobe Latrobe 550 8,888 16.2 Northwest and West Coast
Meander Valley Westbury 3,821 18,938 4.9 Greater Launceston
Northern Midlands Longford 5,130 12,505 2.4 Midlands
Sorell Sorell 582 12,131 20.8 Greater Hobart
Southern Midlands Oatlands 2,561 5,845 2.3 Midlands
Tasman Nubeena 660 2,317 3.5 southeast
Waratah-Wynyard Wynyard 1,187 13,815 11.6 Northwest and West Coast
West coast Zeehan 9,574 5,171 0.5 Northwest and West Coast
West Tamar Beaconsfield 689 21,543 31.3 Greater Launceston
Tasmania Hobart 68,400 489.922 7.5  

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  1. ↑ Missing area information was taken from the websites of the individual regional administrations
  2. ↑ http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/3218.0Main%20Features101996%20to%202006?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=1996%20to%202006&num=&view= Australian Bureau of Statistics : 3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 1996 to 2006, Local Government Area populations and median ages - Tasmania

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