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The Wagait Shire is a
local government area in the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Au ...
of
Australia. The council was established as the Cox Peninsula Community Government Council on 28 April 1995 and renamed with effect from 1 July 2008.
The shire is located west of
Darwin
Darwin may refer to:
Common meanings
* Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection
* Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...
, as a 15-minute ferry ride, or a drive on fully sealed roads.
The council derived its previous name from the Cox Peninsula. It was named after
Matthew Dillon Cox who was regarded as the Northern Territory's first pastoralist, who applied for a lease over the peninsula in 1869, just after the establishment of
Darwin
Darwin may refer to:
Common meanings
* Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection
* Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...
. The current name is derived from the name of the township located near Wagait Beach.
Suburbs
*
Wagait Beach
*
Mandorah
See also
*
Local Government Areas of the Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal Australian territory in north-central Australia. It is the third largest Australian federal division with an area of but the least populous with inhabitants as at June 2019. Estimated resident population, ...
References
External links
LGWORKS: Cox Peninsula Community Government CouncilNT Land Group
Local government areas of the Northern Territory
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