Rockhampton Region
- 23.366666666667150.5Koordinaten: 23 ° 22 ' S, 150 ° 30' E The Rockhampton Region is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Queensland. The area is 18,252 km ² and has about 110 000 inhabitants.
Geography
The region is located southeast of the state about 430 km west of the capital Brisbane.
Largest city and administrative headquarters of the LGA is Rockhampton with about 61 000 inhabitants. To the region following districts and towns include: Adelaide Park, Allenstown, Alton Downs, Bajool, Bangalee, Baree, Barlows Hill, Barmaryee, Barmoya, Berserk, Bondoola, Boulder Creek, Bouldercombe, Bungundarra, Bushley, Byfield, Canal Creek, Canoona, Causeway Lake, Cawarral, Cobra ball, Cooee Bay, Coorooman, Coowonga, Dalma, Depot Hill, Emu Park, Etna Creek, Fairy Bower, Farnborough, Fletcher Creek, Frenchville, Garnant, Glendale, Glenlee, Glenroy, Gogango, Gracemere, Green Lake, Hamilton Creek, Hidden Valley, Horse Creek, Inverness, Ironpot, Jardine, Johnsons Hill, Joskeleigh, Kabra, Kalapa, Kawana, Keppel Sands, Kinka Beach, Koongal, Kunwarara, Lake Mary, Lakes Creek, Lammermoor, Leyden Hill, Limestone, Limestone Creek, Marlborough, marble, Maryvale, Meikleville Hill, Midgee, Milman, Moongan, Morinish, Morinish South, Mount Archer, Mount Chalmers Mount Gardiner Mount Morgan, Mulambin, Mulara, Nankin, Nerimbera, Nine Mile Nine Mile Creek Norman Gardens, Oakey Creek Ogmore, Pacific Heights, Park Avenue, Parkhurst, Pink Lily Port Alma, Port Curtis, Ridgelands, Rockhampton City, Rockyview, Rosslyn, Ross Moya, Sandringham, Shoalwater, South Yaamba, Stanage, Stanwell, Stockyard Struck Oil, Tanby, Taranganba, Taroomball, The Caves, The Common, The Mine, The Range, Thompson Point, Trotter Creek, Tungamull, Walmul, Walter Hall, Wandal, Wattlebank, West Rockhampton, Westwood, Woodbury, Wura, Wycarbah, Yaamba, Yeppoon and Zilzie.
History
Today Rockhampton Region was founded in 2008 from the City of Rockhampton and the three Shires Fitzroy, Livingstone and Mount Morgan.
Management
The Rockhampton Regional 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 region.