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The councils of Tasmania are the 29 local administrative units of the Australian state of Tasmania . Local government areas (LGAs), more generally known as councils, are the tier of government responsible for the management of local duties such as road maintenance, town planning and waste management.
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Local government areas
There are 29 local government areas of Tasmania:
Local government area
Principal town
Date established
Land area<ref name=ABSLGA2022/>
Demographics
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km2
sq mi
Population<ref name=ABSLGA2022>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Classification
Break O'Day
St Helens
1993
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7,013
2.0
Rural
File:Break O'Day LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Brighton
Brighton
1863
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19,687
115.0
Urban
File:Brighton LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svg
Burnie
Burnie
1908
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20,497
33.5
Urban
File:Burnie City LGA Tasmania locator map with inset.svg
Central Coast
Ulverstone
1993
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23,360
25.0
Urban
File:Central Coast LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Central Highlands
Hamilton
1993
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2,585
0.3
Rural
File:Central Highlands LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Circular Head
Smithton
1907
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8,383
1.7
Rural
File:Circular Head LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Clarence
Rosny Park
1860
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63,138
167.0
Urban
File:Clarence City LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svg
Derwent Valley
New Norfolk
1994
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11,251
2.7
Rural
File:Derwent Valley LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Devonport
Devonport
1907
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26,970
242.4
Urban
File:Devonport City LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svg
Dorset
Scottsdale
1993
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7,022
2.2
Rural
File:Dorset LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Flinders
Whitemark
1907
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931
0.5
Rural
File:Flinders LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
George Town
George Town
1907
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7,281
11.1
Rural
File:George Town LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Glamorgan–Spring Bay
Triabunna
1993
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5,194
2.0
Rural
File:Glamorgan Spring Bay LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Glenorchy
Glenorchy
1864
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51,083
421.6
Urban
File:Glenorchy City LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svg
Hobart
Hobart
1852
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56,043
719.5
Urban
File:Hobart City LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svg
Huon Valley
Huonville
1993
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19,221
3.5
Rural
File:Huon Valley LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Kentish
Sheffield
1907
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6,807
5.9
Rural
File:Kentish LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
King Island
Currie
1907
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1,677
1.5
Rural
File:King Island LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Kingborough
Kingston
1907
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40,979
56.9
Urban
File:Kingborough LGA Tasmania locator map inset.svg
Latrobe
Latrobe
1907
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12,926
21.5
Rural
File:Latrobe LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Launceston
Launceston
1852
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71,980
50.9
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File:Launceston City LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Meander Valley
Westbury
1993
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21,369
6.4
Rural
File:Meander Valley LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Northern Midlands
Longford
1993
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14,143
2.8
Rural
File:Northern Midlands LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Sorell
Sorell
1862
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17,430
29.9
Semi-rural
File:Sorell LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Southern Midlands
Oatlands
1993
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6,891
2.6
Rural
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Tasman
Nubeena
1907
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2,671
4.0
Rural
File:Tasman LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Waratah–Wynyard
Wynyard
1993
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14,695
4.0
Rural
File:Waratah-Wynyard LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
West Coast
Queenstown
1993
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4,358
0.5
Rural
File:West Coast LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
West Tamar
Beaconsfield
1993
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25,955
37.6
Urban
File:West Tamar LGA Tasmania locator map.svg
Towns and suburbs of local government areas
File:Tasmania Local Government Areas.svg Map of local government areas of Tasmania
The local government areas include the following towns and suburbs, with some towns and suburbs some spanning multiple local government areas:
Break O'Day Council
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Brighton Council
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Central Coast Council
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Central Highlands Council
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Circular Head Council
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City of Burnie
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City of Clarence
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City of Devonport
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City of Glenorchy
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City of Hobart
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City of Launceston
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Derwent Valley Council
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Dorset Council
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Flinders Council
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George Town Council
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Glamorgan Spring Bay Council
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Huon Valley Council
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Kentish Council
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King Island Council
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Kingborough Council
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Latrobe Council
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Meander Valley Council
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Municipality of Tasman
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Northern Midlands Council
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Sorell Council
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Southern Midlands Council
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Waratah-Wynyard Council
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West Coast Council
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West Tamar Council
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Tasmania has had a number of former local government areas. In 1907, the 149 road trusts or town boards (LGAs) of Tasmania were reduced by mergers and amalgamations to 53 LGAs. By the time of a large scale overhaul in 1993, 46 LGAs were reduced to the present-day 29.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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See also
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