West Coast Municipality
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 Location of the West Coast Municipality in Tasmania |
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 Australia
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 Tasmania
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| Administrative headquarters: | Zeehan |
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| Area : | 9,574.5 km² |
| Residents : | 4,149 (2016) |
| Population density : | 0.4 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ S , 145 ° 20 ′ E The West Coast Municipality is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Tasmania . The area is 9575 km² and has about 4000 inhabitants (2016).
The West Coast Municipality occupies most of the island's west coast and is approximately 200 kilometers northwest of the capital, Hobart . The area comprises 11 hamlets and towns: Gormanston, Granville Harbor, Lake Margaret, Macquarie Heads, Queenstown , Renison Bell, Rosebery , Strahan , Trial Harbor, Tullah and Zeehan. The seat of the council is in Zeehan in the north of the LGA, where about 700 inhabitants live (2016).
administration
The West Coast Council has nine members. The mayor (mayor), his deputy (deputy) and seven councilors are directly elected by the residents of the LGA. The West Coast is not divided into districts.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : West Coast (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 : Zeehan (L) (Urban Center / Locality) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.