City of Broken Hill
City of Broken Hill
| Broken Hill City Council New South Wales |
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| Population: | 19,960(2009) | ||||||||||||
| • 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 | ||||||||||||
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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.
Broken Hill township backed by the man-made mullock heaps from the Line of Lode Mine
- ^ 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.
- ^ New South Wales Department of Local Government. Retrieved 10 January 2007.
Coordinates: 31°57′S 141°27′E / 31.95°S 141.45°E
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