City of Blue Mountains

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City of Blue Mountains New South Wales
The Three Sisters are a top attraction of the city
Population:	73,675[1]
Mayor:	Jim Angel
Council Seat:	Katoomba (2 Civic Place)[2]
Region:	Blue Mountains
State District:	Blue Mountains, Penrith
Federal Division:	Macquarie, Lindsay
Website: http://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au
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The City of Blue Mountains is a local government area of New South Wales, Australia, governed by the Blue Mountains City Council. The city is located in the Blue Mountains range west of Sydney.

The urban part of the city consists of a ribbon of close or contiguous towns which lie on the Main Western railway line (served by CityRail's Blue Mountains services) and Great Western Highway between Penrith (a western suburb of Sydney) and Lithgow (a coal mining town). About 70% of the city's area is within the Blue Mountains National Park which lies north and south of the ribbon of towns. The national park is part of the much larger Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site and the city brands itself as "The City Within a World Heritage National Park".

The two main towns are Springwood (80 kilometres west of Sydney) and Katoomba (110 kilometres west). The towns of the lower mountains (Lapstone, Glenbrook, Blaxland, Mount Riverview, Warrimoo, Sun Valley, Valley Heights, Springwood, Winmalee, Yellow Rock, Faulconbridge, Linden and Woodford) tend to be dormitory suburbs for Sydney. This is also the case, to a lesser extent, for the towns of the upper mountains (Hazelbrook, Lawson, Bullaburra, Wentworth Falls, Leura, Katoomba, Medlow Bath, Blackheath and Mount Victoria). The economy of the upper mountains is dependent almost entirely on tourism.

The road to Sydney is mostly dual carriageway but is relatively slow because of the urban development and hilly terrain. An electric train service integrates into CityRail, Sydney's suburban rail network.

[edit] External links

• Blue Mountains City Council Website
• Katoomba town website
• Lithgow town website
• Blue Mountains Gazette
• Blue Mountains
• Noise FM 87.6

[edit] References

Coordinates: 33°42′S 150°18′E

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Capital:	Sydney
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