- Source: Kentish Council
Kentish Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north-west of the state, to the south and inland from Devonport. Kentish is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,324, the major towns of the municipality are Sheffield, Railton and Wilmot.
History and attributes
The area was explored by the surveyor Nathaniel Kentish in 1842 who was given the task of finding a route from Deloraine through to Tasmania's north west coast. Kentish's last name has remained as the name of the area. The municipality was established on 1 January 1907. Kentish is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments.
The area is a high-tourism region. Attractions include Cradle Mountain, Lake Barrington and the mural town of Sheffield.
Current composition
Suburbs
Data from the Australian 2016 census:
= Missing from above list
=Cradle Mountain
Kimberley
Latrobe
Liena
Melrose
Merseylea
Mersey Forest
Paloona
South Nietta
South Spreyton
Weegena
West Coast
See also
List of local government areas of Tasmania
References
External links
Kentish Council official website
Local Government Association Tasmania
Tasmanian Electoral Commission - local government
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bahasa Inggris Kuno Kent
- Timbal
- London
- Hillingdon (borough London)
- Lambeth (borough London)
- Barking dan Dagenham (borough London)
- Barnet (borough London)
- Kota Westminster
- Kensington dan Chelsea (borough kerajaan)
- Wandsworth (borough London)
- Kentish Council
- Kentish Town
- Kentish
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- Local government areas of Tasmania
- Latrobe, Tasmania
- Kentish Old English
- Cradle Mountain
- Nowhere Else, Tasmania
- Sheffield, Tasmania
