Kingborough Council

Kingborough Council Tasmania
Kingborough Council
Population:	34,171[1]
Coordinates:	43°00′36″S 147°13′12″E / 43.01°S 147.22°E / -43.01; 147.22Coordinates: 43°00′36″S 147°13′12″E / 43.01°S 147.22°E / -43.01; 147.22
Area:	717 km² (276.8 sq mi)
Mayor:	Graham Bury
Council Seat:	Kingston
Region:	Kingston and Channel
State District:	Franklin, Denison
Federal Division:	Franklin, Denison
Website: http://www.kingborough.tas.gov.au
LGAs around Kingborough Council: Glenorchy Hobart Hobart Huon Valley Kingborough Council Storm Bay Huon Valley Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The Kingborough Council or Municipality of Kingborough is a Local Government Area of Tasmania, just to the south of Hobart, Tasmania.

It includes the Hobart satellite town of Kingston and its surrounding suburbs, as well as several surrounding towns including Kettering, Margate, and Snug. It also includes the whole of Bruny Island.

Environment

Mount Wellington, North West Bay River, D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Bruny Island are major features of the natural environment of the Kingborough Municipality.^[2]

The Kingborough coastal regions are increasingly subject to rising sea levels and resultant foreshore erosion. Communities in some areas are starting to sandbag sections of coast to reduce the effects.^[3]

See also

• Kingborough Cricket Club
• Kingborough Lions United Soccer Club
• Kingborough Tigers

References

1. ^ "3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009-10". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 31 March 2011. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02009-10?OpenDocument. Retrieved 23 August 2011.  Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2010.
2. ^ Kingborough Council, Kingborough Council Website 2011
3. ^ Flora Fox, Flora Fox, News and Information about Southern Tasmania 2011

External links

• Kingborough Council