Southern Midlands Municipality
| Southern Midlands Municipality | |
 Location of the Northern Midlands in Tasmania |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 Tasmania
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| Administrative headquarters: | Oatlands |
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| Area : | 2,561 km² |
| Residents : | 6,043 (2016) |
| Population density : | 2.4 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 42 ° 18 ′ S , 147 ° 22 ′ E The Southern Midlands are a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Tasmania . The area is 2561 km² and has about 6000 inhabitants (2016).
The Southern Midlands are located in the east of the island about 70 kilometers north of the capital Hobart . The area comprises 28 hamlets and towns: Andover, Antill Ponds, Baden, Baghdad, Broadmarsh, Campania, Colebrook, Elderslie, Jericho, Kempton, Lemont, Levendale, Lower Marshes, Mangalore, Melton Mowbray, Oatlands , Pawtella, Rhyndaston, Runnymede, Stonehenge , Stonor, Swanston, Tiberias, Tunbridge, Whitefoord, Woodbury, Woodsdale and York Plains. The seat of the City Council is in Oatlands in the northwest of the LGA, where about 550 inhabitants live (2016).
administration
The Southern Midlands Council has nine members. The mayor (mayor), his deputy (deputy) and seven councilors are directly elected by the residents of the LGA. Southern Midlands is not divided into districts.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Southern Midlands (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 : Oatlands (Tas.) (Urban Center / Locality) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.