Sorell Municipality

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Municipality of Sorell
LGA Tas SE Sorell.png
Location of the Sorell Municipality in Tasmania
structure
State : Australia Australia
State : Flag of Tasmania.svg Tasmania
Administrative headquarters: Sorell
Dates and numbers
Area : 583  km²
Residents : 14,414 (2016)
Population density : 25 inhabitants per km²

Coordinates: 42 ° 47 ′  S , 147 ° 34 ′  E The Sorell Municipality is a local administrative area (LGA) in the Australian state of Tasmania . The area is 583 km² and has about 14,500 inhabitants (2016).

Sorell is located in the southeast of the island about 22 kilometers east of the city center of the capital Hobart . The area comprises 20 hamlets and towns: Boomer Bay, Bream Creek, Carlton, Connellys Marsh, Copping, Dodges Ferry , Dunalley, Forcett, Kellevie, Lewisham, Marion Bay, Midway Point , Penna, Primrose Sands, Nugent, Orielton, Pawleena, Sorell , Wattle Hill and White Hills. The seat of the council is in the village of Sorell in the west of the LGA, where about 2900 inhabitants live (2016).

administration

The Sorell Council has nine members. The mayor (mayor), his deputy (deputy) and seven councilors are directly elected by the residents of the LGA. Sorell is not divided into districts.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Sorell (M) (Local Government Area) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ Localities by Council ( Memento of October 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 101 kB), Local Government Association of Tasmania
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Sorell (State Suburb) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.