Latrobe Council is a
local government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-l ...
body in
Tasmania
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, situated in the north of the state, east of
Devonport. The Latrobe local government area is classified as rural and has a population of 11,329,
[ it encompasses the principal town, Latrobe, and the nearby localities including ]Port Sorell
Port Sorell is a town on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is on the waterway of the same name, just off Bass Strait, 20 km east of Devonport and close to Shearwater and Hawley Beach. It borders the Rubicon Estuary, whi ...
, Sassafras
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and Wesley Vale.
History and attributes
The Latrobe municipality was established on 1 January 1907.
Suburbs
Not in above list
* Beaconsfield
* Frankford
* Holwell
* Parkham
Parkham is a small village, civil parish and former manor situated 5 miles south-west of the town of Bideford in north Devon, England. The parish, which lies within the Kenwith ward in the Torridge district, is surrounded clockwise from the n ...
* York Town
See also
* List of local government areas of Tasmania
References
External links
Latrobe Council official websiteLocal Government Association Tasmania
{{Local Government Areas of Tasmania
Local government areas of Tasmania