Town of Albany

Town of Albany

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Town of Albany (former)
state = wa


caption =
pop = 14,510 (1996 census)
density = 421
area = 34.4
est = 1871
seat = Albany
mayor =
region = Great Southern

url =
stategov = Albany
fedgov = Forrest

The Town of Albany was a Local Government Area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia representing the town of Albany, located 410km of the capital, Perth.

History

In 1871, the Albany Municipal Council was gazetted. On 1 July 1961, it became the Town Council following changes to the Local Government Act. It amalgamated with the Shire of Albany to become the City of Albany on 1 July 1998.

ee also

* Albany, Western Australia
* City of Albany

External links

* [http://www.albany.wa.gov.au/ City of Albany]


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