Northern Midlands Council
| Northern Midlands Council | |||||||||||||
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 Northern Midlands Council | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°45′56″S 147°23′11″E / 41.76556°S 147.38639°ECoordinates: 41°45′56″S 147°23′11″E / 41.76556°S 147.38639°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 12,654 (2010 est.)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.4667/km2 (6.389/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1993 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 5,130 km2 (1,980.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | David Downie | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Longford | ||||||||||||
| Region | Northern midlands | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||
| Website | Northern Midlands Council | ||||||||||||
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The Northern Midlands Council or Municipality of Northern Midlands is a local government area of Tasmania. It covers the northern part of the central midlands agricultural area, around the Midland Highway.
Major population centres include the towns of Avoca, Campbell Town, Cressy, Evandale, Liffey, Longford, and Perth. At the 2014 elections former Deputy Mayor, David Downie, was elected mayor after the retirement of long serving Mayor Kim Polley.
References
- ↑ "3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009-10". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2010.
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