City of Launceston

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City of Launceston
Tasmania

City of Launceston

Population:

65,021 (est., June 05)^[1]

Mayor:

Ivan Dean

Council Seat:

Launceston

Region:

Launceston and surrounds

State District:

Bass

Federal Division:

Bass

Website: http://www.launceston.tas.gov.au

LGAs around City of Launceston
West Tamar	George Town	Dorset
West Tamar	City of Launceston	Break O'Day
Meander Valley	Southern Midlands	Southern Midlands

The City of Launceston is a Local Government Area of Tasmania, encompassing almost all of the greater Launceston area in northern Tasmania. It also includes a region to the north east, emcompassing towns such as Lilydale. The Cities population, 65,021, is the the highest of any Local Government Area in Tasmania.^[1]

The City is governed by the Launceston City Council, led by a mayor and eleven other aldermen. The current mayor is Ivan Dean, who was sworn in on October 31, 2005. The immediate past mayor, Janie Dickenson, was, at the time of her election, the youngest female mayor in Australia. She was first elected mayor in February 2002 at the age of 27.

The City's logo features the Thylacine, an indigenous animal once bountiful in the Launceston district but hunted to extinction.