The City of Armidale was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

in the

New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...

region of

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

, Australia, encompassing the regional city of Armidale from 1863 to 2000. It was proclaimed as the Municipality of Armidale on 13 November 1863 by Governor Sir John Young. The first aldermen were elected at a public meeting in the Armidale courthouse in December 1863, and the first mayor elected in January 1864. The number of aldermen was increased from six to nine in September 1868. It became the City of Armidale when it was deemed to be a city in March 1885. The boundaries of the city were expanded in 1960 to include areas formerly part of the surrounding

Dumaresq Shire Dumaresq Shire was a local government area in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Dumaresq Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the '' Local Government (Shires) Act 1905''. The ...

. The City of Armidale was amalgamated with

to form

Armidale Dumaresq Council The Armidale Dumaresq Council is a former local government area in the New England and Northern Tablelands regions of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2000 from the merger of the original City of Armidale with the surroundi ...

on 21 February 2000.

Mayors of Armidale

The mayors of the municipality were:

References

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