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The Armidale Region is a local government area in the
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and
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regions of
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, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of the Armidale Dumaresq Shire with the surrounding Guyra Shire. The combined area covered the urban area of Armidale and the surrounding region, extending primarily eastward from the city through farming districts to the gorges and escarpments that mark the edge of the Northern Tablelands. The Armidale Region is administered by the Armidale Regional Council. The
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of the Armidale Region is Cr. Sam Coupland, an
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politician.


History

On 1 July 2019, Tingha was transferred from Armidale Region to
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.


Towns, villages and other locations

In addition to the main centre of and the town of
Guyra Guyra is a town situated midway between Armidale and Glen Innes on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is within Armidale Regional Council and at the 2016 census, it had a population of 1,983 ...
, the villages located in the area include
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, Black Mountain, Dangarsleigh, Ebor, Hillgrove, Kellys Plains, Llangothlin, and Wollomombi. Oban is a rural location covering within the Armidale Regional LGA, with 7 residents.


Heritage listings

The Armidale Region has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the following sites in Armidale: * 158 Beardy Street:
Armidale Post Office The Armidale Post Office is a heritage-listed post office located at 158 Beardy Street, Armidale, in the Armidale Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The post office building was designed by the NSW Colonial Ar ...
* 164 Beardy Street:
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* 216 Brown Street:
Armidale railway station turntable Armidale railway station turntable is a heritage-listed railway turntable at 216 Brown Street, Armidale, Armidale Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by the Transport Asset Holding Entity (State Government). It w ...
* 234 Brown Street:
Armidale railway station Armidale railway station is a heritage-listed railway station at 240 Brown Street, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1882 to 1883 by Edmund Lonsdale and Henry Sheldon Hoddard, and was opened on 3 February 1883 when the li ...
* 125 Dangar Street: Central Park, Armidale * 132 Dangar Street:
Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral Saints Mary and Joseph Catholic Cathedral is a heritage-listed cathedral at 132 Dangar Street, Armidale, Armidale Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is the diocesan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale and the seat o ...
* 108 Faulkner Street: Lands Board Office * 60 Madgwick Drive:
Booloominbah Booloominbah is a heritage-listed mansion at 60 Madgwick Drive, Armidale, New South Wales, Armidale, Armidale Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by John Horbury Hunt in the Australian residential architectural styles ...
* 122-132 Mossman Street: Old Teachers' College * 36 Roseneath Lane: Roseneath * 122 Rusden Street: St Peter's Cathedral * 230 Saumarez Road:
Saumarez Homestead Saumarez Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead located at 230 Saumarez Road, Armidale in the Armidale Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The homestead was designed by J. W. Pender in the Federation Edwardi ...
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High Conservation Value Old Growth forest The High Conservation Value Old Growth forest is a heritage-listed forest located across twelve local government areas in the Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast, and New England regions of New South Wales, Australia. The conservation area is also ...


Demographics


Council

Armidale Regional Council is composed of eleven
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s elected proportionally as a single
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. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The
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is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the Council is as follows: The current Council, elected in 2017, in order of election, is:


See also

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Local government areas of New South Wales This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales, sorted by region. As of there were 128 local government areas in New South Wales, listed below in alphabetical order by region. There is also the Unincorporated Far West Reg ...


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