District Council of the Copper Coast
| District Council of the Copper Coast South Australia | |||||||||||||
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Location of the District Council of the Copper Coast | |||||||||||||
| Population | 12,901 (2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 16.690/km2 (43.226/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 773 km2 (298.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Paul Thomas | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Kadina | ||||||||||||
| Region | Yorke and Mid North [2] | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goyder | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||
| Website | District Council of the Copper Coast | ||||||||||||
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The District Council of the Copper Coast is a local government area (LGA) in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia.[2]
The council was formed in May 1997 through the amalgamation of the former District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula and Corporation of the Town of Wallaroo. The Council area is represented by a mayor and ten councillors.[3]
The four largest towns in the council area are Wallaroo, Kadina, Moonta and Paskeville.[4]
Localities
The three largest towns of the Copper Coast council area are Kadina (the seat), Wallaroo and Moonta. Other towns and localities under the council's jurisdiction include:[5]
- Boors Plain
- Cunliffe
- Kadina: Jericho, Jerusalem, Matta Flat, New Town, Wallaroo Mines
- Moonta: Cross Roads, East Moonta, Hamley, Kooroona, Moonta Bay, Moonta Mines, North Moonta, North Yelta, Paramatta, Port Hughes, Yelta
- Paskeville
- Thrington
- Tickera
- Wallaroo: North Beach
- Wallaroo Plain
- Warburto
- Willamulka
See also
- Copper Coast
- Kernewek Lowender- the biennial Copper Coast festival celebrating the local Cornish heritage
- Yorke Peninsula
- Yorke Peninsula Field Days
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Yorke and Mid North SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ↑ "District Council of the Copper Coast - Council Profile". Retrieved 2007-05-30.
- ↑ "District Council of the Copper Coast - Maps". Retrieved 2007-05-30.
- ↑ "http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?c=4160". LGA.sa.gov.au. Local Government Association of South Australia.
External links
- Official site
- "District Council of Copper Coast". LGA.sa.gov.au. Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- Yorke Peninsula
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Coordinates: 33°58′00″S 137°43′00″E / 33.9666666667°S 137.716666667°E