Maitland City

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City of Maitland
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Location of Maitland City in New South Wales
structure
State : Australia Australia
State : Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
Administrative headquarters: Maitland
Dates and numbers
Area : 391.5  km²
Residents : 77,305 (2016)
Population density : 197 inhabitants per km²
Wards : 4th

Coordinates: 32 ° 42 ′  S , 151 ° 35 ′  E The City of Maitland is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales . The area is 391.5 km² and has about 77,300 inhabitants.

Maitland is located in the east of the state in the Hunter Valley about 170 km north of the metropolis of Sydney . The area comprises 62 hamlets and hamlets, including Aberglassyn, Anambah, Ashtonfield, Bolwarra, Dagworth, Farley, Gillieston Heights, Greenhills, Harpers Hill, Lochinvar, Lorn, Louth Park, Luskintyre, Maitland , East Maitland, Melville, Metford, Morpeth, Oakampton , Oakampton Heights, Pitnacree, Rutherford, Telarah, Tenambit, Thornton, Windella, Windermere, Woodberry. The seat of the City Council is in the city of Maitland, which has about 78,000 inhabitants.

administration

The Maitland City Council has 13 members who are elected by LGA residents. Three members each come from the four wards East, West, North and Central, the chairman and mayor is also elected by all residents of the LGA. The four electoral districts are determined independently of the localities.

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Individual evidence

  1. a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Maitland (C) (Local Government Area) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics : Maitland (NSW) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2020.