Meander Valley Municipality
| Meander Valley | |
 Location of the Huon Valley in Tasmania |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 Tasmania
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| Administrative headquarters: | Westbury |
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| Area : | 3,821 km² |
| Residents : | 19,282 (2016) |
| Population density : | 5 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 41 ° 31 ′ S , 146 ° 51 ′ E The Meander Valley Municipality is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Tasmania . The area is 3821 km² and has about 19,000 inhabitants (2016).
Meander Valley is located in the north of the island about 160 kilometers north of the capital Hobart . The area comprises 39 hamlets and villages: Blackstone Heights , Birralee, Bracknell, Carrick, Exton, Hadspen, Hagley, Jackeys Marsh, Kimberley, Liena, Mayberry, Meander, Mole Creek , Moltema, Montana, Needles, Oaks, Osmaston, Parkham, Prospect Vale, Quamby Bend, Quamby Brook, Red Hill, Reedy Marsh, Selbourne, Travelers Rest, Weegena, Westbury, Westwood and Whitemore. The seat of the council is in Westbury in the east of the LGA, where about 1500 inhabitants live (2016).
administration
The Meander Valley Council has nine members. The mayor (mayor), his deputy (deputy) and seven councilors are directly elected by the residents of the LGA. Meander Valley is not divided into districts.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Meander Valley (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 : Westbury (Urban Center / Locality) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.