Southern Midlands Council Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 42°26′05″S147°24′02″E / 42.4346°S 147.4006°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 6,118 (2018) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2.3387/km2 (6.0572/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2 April 1993 [2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,616 km2 (1,010.0 sq mi) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Edwin Batt | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Oatlands | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Midlands region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Southern Midlands Council | ||||||||||||||
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Southern Midlands is a local government body in Tasmania, covering the southern region of the Tasmanian central midlands. Southern Midlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,118, [1] the major localities of the region include Campania, Kempton, Mangalore and the principal town of Oatlands.
On 2 April 1993, Oatlands and Green Ponds were amalgamated with parts of the municipalities of Brighton and Richmond to form the new Southern Midlands Council. [2] Southern Midlands is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. [3]
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