City of Clarence

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City of Clarence
Tasmania

The City of Clarence

Population:

50,599 (est., June 05)^[1]

Mayor:

Jock Campbell

Council Seat:

Rosny Park

Region:

Hobart eastern shore

State District:

Franklin

Federal Division:

Franklin

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

LGAs around City of Clarence
Brighton	Southern Midlands	Sorell
Glenorchy	City of Clarence	Sorell
Hobart	Storm Bay	Frederick Henry Bay

The City of Clarence is a Local Government Area in Tasmania, Australia. It is located on the eastern shore of the Derwent River, opposite the City of Hobart and City of Glenorchy. It is run by the Clarence City Council.

The city has large areas of residential property interspersed with natural bushland. It has a long range of hills known as the Meehan Range which runs parallel to the river, and housing is only built to a certain height, preserving the natural skyline along the hills. There is large areas of farmland, and many vineyards, particularly in the Coal River valley. It also includes some rural and non-urban areas, such as the South Arm peninsula. The city of Clarence, along with Glenorchy, Hobart, and Kingborough form Greater Hobart.

In terms of area, Clarence is one of the largest cities in Australia, covering over 386 square kilometres, with 191 kilometres of coastline.

Clarence was the site of the first European settlement in Tasmania (then Van Diemen's Land) in 1803 at Risdon Cove. It became a municipality in 1860, and a city on the 24th of November, 1988. As of the 2004 census, the population of the City of Clarence was 50,257.

Clarence is connected to Glenorchy via the Bowen Bridge, and Hobart via the Tasman Bridge, both over the Derwent River. It is connected to Sorell at Midway Point by the 19th century historic convict built Sorell Causeway.

The Hobart International Airport and Bellerive Oval are both located in the City of Clarence. Rosny Park is the main commercial district (featuring Eastlands Shopping Centre) and also the administrative centre of Clarence.

[edit] Recent history

Clarence suffered terrible damage and many homes were lost within the city during the infamous 1967 Tasmanian fires. A second disaster occurred in the city in 1975 when the bulk carrier, Lake Illawarra collided with the Tasman Bridge collapsing a section of roadway in the Tasman Bridge Disaster.

Localities of Hobart - List of Hobart suburbs
City of Hobart:	Battery Point \| Cascades \| Cornelian Bay \| Dynnyrne \| Fern Tree \| Glebe \| Lenah Valley \| Mt Nelson \| Mt Stuart \| New Town \| North Hobart \| Salamanca \| Sandy Bay \| South Hobart \| Tolmans Hill \| West Hobart
City of Glenorchy:	Abbotsfield \| Austins Ferry \| Berriedale \| Chigwell \| Claremont \| Derwent Park \| Dowsing Point \| Glenlusk \| Glenorchy \| Goodwood \| Granton \| Lutana \| Montrose \| Moonah \| Rosetta \| Springfield \| West Moonah
City of Clarence:	Acton Park \| Bellerive \| Cambridge \| Clarendon Vale \| Cremorne \| Flagstaff Gully \| Geilston Bay \| Howrah \| Lauderdale \| Lindisfarne \| Montagu Bay \| Mornington \| Mt Rumney \| Oakdowns \| Opossum Bay \| Otago \| Risdon \| Risdon Vale \| Roches Beach \| Rokeby \| Rose Bay \| Rosny \| Rosny Park \| Sandford \| Seven Mile Beach \| South Arm \| Tranmere \| Warrane
Kingborough Council:	Blackmans Bay \| Bonnet Hill \| Firthside \| Howden \| Huntingfield \| Kingston \| Kingston Beach \| Maranoa Heights \| Taroona
Brighton Council:	Bridgewater \| Brighton \| Gagebrook \| Green Point \| Old Beach