Palmerston County is one of the five counties 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 Aust ...
of
Australia which are part of the
Lands administrative divisions of Australia
Lands administrative divisions of Australia are the cadastral divisions of Australia for the purposes of identification of land to ensure security of land ownership. Most states term these divisions as counties, parishes, hundreds, and other ...
. It contains the city of
Darwin. It was proclaimed on 14 September 1871
and divided into
hundreds. Being on the northern coast of the territory, it is bounded on the north and west by sea, the
Adelaide River
The Adelaide River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Course and features
The river rises in the Litchfield National Park and flows generally northwards to Clarence Strait, joined by eight tributaries including the west branc ...
on the east and on the south by a line at longitude approximately 13°15' south (from a point adjacent to the southernmost of the
Peron Islands to the township of
Adelaide River
The Adelaide River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Course and features
The river rises in the Litchfield National Park and flows generally northwards to Clarence Strait, joined by eight tributaries including the west branc ...
).
Hundreds
References
{{Counties and Hundreds of the Northern Territory, state=collapsed
Counties of the Northern Territory