City of Broken Hill

Broken Hill City Council New South Wales
Population:	19,960(2009)[1]
• Density:	120/km² (310.8/sq mi)
Area:	170 km² (65.6 sq mi)
Mayor:	Wincen Cuy
Council Seat:	Broken Hill (240 Blende Street)
Region:	Far West
State District:	Murray-Darling
Federal Division:	Farrer
Website: http://www.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around Broken Hill City Council: Unincorporated Unincorporated Broken Hill City Council Unincorporated Unincorporated

The City of Broken Hill is the Local Government Area for Broken Hill, which is an isolated mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia, with a population of just under 20,000.

In January 2007, The Council was dismissed by the New South Wales Minister for Local Government following a public inquiry.^[2]

Broken Hill township backed by the man-made mullock heaps from the Line of Lode Mine

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features42008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010. 
2. ^ New South Wales Department of Local Government. Retrieved 10 January 2007.

External links

Official website

Coordinates: 31°57′S 141°27′E / 31.95°S 141.45°E / -31.95; 141.45