Derwent Valley Council
- 42.783333333333147.06666666667Koordinaten: 42 ° 47 ' S, 147 ° 4' O The Derwent Valley Municipality is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Tasmania. The area is 4111 km ² and has about 9,500 inhabitants.
Derwent Valley is located in the south of the island about 26 km north- west of the center of Hobart. The area includes 27 districts and towns: Black Hills, Boyer, Bushy Park, Fitzgerald, Glen Fern, Glenfern, Glenora, Hayes, Karania, Lachlan, Lawitta, Macquarie Plains, Magra, Malbina, Maydena, Molesworth, Moogara, Mount Lloyd, National Park, New Norfolk, Plenty, Rosegarland, Sorell Creek, Strathgordon, Tyenna, Uxbridge and Westerway. The headquarters of the Council is located in New Norfolk on the eastern end of the LGA, where about 5,200 inhabitants.
Management
The Derwent Valley Council has nine members. The Mayor ( Mayor ), his deputy ( deputies) and Councillor seven are elected directly by the residents of the LGA. Derwent Valley is not divided into districts.