| Parkes Shire New South Wales |
|||||||||||||
 Location in New South Wales |
|||||||||||||
| Population: | 14,433[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 5958 km² (2,300.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Ken Keith | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Parkes (2 Cecile Street}[2] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Central West | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Dubbo | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Parkes | ||||||||||||
 |
|||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
The Parkes Shire Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Broken Hill railway line and the Newell Highway.
It administers the town of Parkes and the surrounding region of 5919 square kilometres, with a population of approximately 15,300 (as of 2004), including the towns of Peak Hill, Alectown, Bogan Gate, Trundle and Tullamore.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Parkes (A) (Local Government Area)". 2001 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2001&areacode=LGA16200&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
- ^ "Parkes Shire Council". Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=6200. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
Coordinates: 33°08′S 148°10′E / 33.133°S 148.167°E
 |
This New South Wales geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
