Armidale Dumaresq Shire

- 30.5151.66666666667Koordinaten: 30 ° 30 ' S, 151 ° 40' O Armidale Dumaresq is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales. The area is 4235 km ² and has about 23,000 inhabitants.

Armidale Dumaresq is located in the northeast of the state about 550 kilometers north of Sydney. The area includes 83 districts and towns, including Armidale, Dangarsleigh, Dumaresq, Hillgrove, Jeogla, Kelly Plains, Lower Creek, Wollomombi and parts of Black Mountain and Ebor. The administrative headquarters of the council is in the city of Armidale in the west of the LGA, which has about 19,500 inhabitants.

The area is located in the New England region and is dominated by agriculture ( production of wool, cattle ). Armidale is a city and seat of the University of New England, Australia's oldest university outside of the big cities. Several national parks in the region and make tourism an important economic factor of Armidale Dumaresq.

Management

The Armidale Dumaresq Council has ten members who are elected by the residents of the LGA. Armidale Dumaresq is not divided into districts. From the circle of Councillor also the Mayor ( Mayor ) of the Council recruited.