City of Launceston
- 41.45147.15Koordinaten: 41 ° 27 ' S, 147 ° 9' O The City of Launceston is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Tasmania. The area is 1405 km ² and has about 62,000 inhabitants.
Launceston is located in the northeast of the island about 165 km north of the capital, Hobart. The area includes 42 districts and towns: Bangor, Burns Creek, Dilston, Invermay, Kings Meadows, Karoola, Lalia, Launceston, East Launceston, South Launceston, West Launceston, Lebrina, Lilydale, Lilydale North, Mayfield, Mowbray, Myrtle Bank, Newnham, Newstead, Norwood, Nunamara, Patersonia, Prospect, Punchbowl, Ravenswood, Relbia, Retreat, Rocherlea, St Leonards, Swan Bay, Targa, Tayene, tunnels, Trevallyn, Turners Marsh, Lower Turners Marsh, Underwood, Wattle Corner, Waverley, White Hills, Windermere, Youngtown. The seat of the City Council is located in the district of Launceston in the south west of the LGA where about 2900 inhabitants.
Management
The Launceston City Council has twelve members. The Mayor ( Mayor ), his deputy ( deputies) and ten aldermen are elected directly by the residents of the LGA. Launceston is not divided into districts.