Barkly Shire
| Barkly Shire Northern Territory | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 8,137 (2010)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0252299/km2 (0.065345/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 322,514 km2 (124,523.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Rosalie Kunoth Monks | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tennant Creek | ||||||||||||
| Region | Barkly Tableland | ||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Barkly | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||
| Website | www.barkly.nt.gov.au | ||||||||||||
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The Barkly Shire is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The shire main town is Tennant Creek The shire covers an area of 322,514 square kilometres (124,523 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 8,077 people.
History
In October 2006 the Northern Territory Government announced the reform of local government areas.The intention of the reform was to improve and expand the delivery of services to towns and communities across the Northern Territory by establishing eleven new shires. The Barkly Shire Council was created on 1 July 2008 as were the remaining ten shires.
The most recent elections of Shire Councillors were held on 23 March 2012. The current President (Mayor) of the Shire is Barbara Shaw,
Wards
The Barkly Shire Council is divided into 4 wards, which is governed by a Preisdent and 12 councillors across four wards:
- Alyawarr Ward (4)
- Patta Ward (5)
- Yapakurlangu (2)
- Alpururrulam Ward (1)
Towns
- Ali Curung
- Alpurrurulam
- Ampilatwatja
- Canteen Creek
- Elliott
- Tennant Creek
- Urapuntja Outstations
- Wutunugurra
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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