Redland City
- 27.583333333333153.25Koordinaten: 27 ° 35 ' S, 153 ° 15' O Redland City is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Queensland. The area is 538 km ² and has about 140 000 inhabitants.
Geography
Redland is located in the southeast of the state on the coast and bordered to the northwest of the capital Brisbane. To LGA including North Stradbroke Iceland.
The administrative headquarters of the LGA is located in the district of Cleveland, in which about 14 400 inhabitants. More neighborhoods include Alexandra Hills, Amity, Birkdale, Capalaba, Coochiemudlo Iceland, Dunwich, Karragarra Iceland, Lamb Iceland, Macleay Iceland, Mount Cotton, North Stradbroke Iceland, Ormiston, Point Lookout, Redland Bay, Russell Iceland, Sheldon, Thorneside, Thornlands, Victoria Point and Wellington Point.
History
Redland is named after the reddish earth in the region. Redland Shire was created in 1948 from the merger of Cleveland Shire and part of the Tingalpa Shire. In 2008, the LGA was the City.
Management
The Redland City Council has eleven members. Ten Councillor elected by the residents of the ten divisions ( constituencies ). The Council President and Mayor ( Mayor ) is also elected by all residents of the City.