This is a list of
local government areas
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, province, division, or territory.
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(LGAs) in
New South Wales
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, 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 Region
The Unincorporated Far West Region is an unincorporated area in the Far West region of New South Wales
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which is not part of any local government area, in the sparsely inhabited
Far West, and
Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island (; formerly Lord Howe's Island) is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, part of the Australian state of New South Wales. It lies directly east of mainland P ...
, which is also
unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to:
* Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality
* Unincorporated entity, a type of organization
* Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...
but self-governed by the
Lord Howe Island Board
The Lord Howe Island Board is a NSW Statutory Authority established under the ''Lord Howe Island Act, 1953'', to administer Lord Howe Island, an unincorporated island territory within the jurisdiction of the State of New South Wales, Australia, ...
.
Norfolk Island Regional Council
The Norfolk Island Regional Council is the local government in Australia, local government body of Norfolk Island, an island territory of Australia in the south Pacific Ocean. It is subject to the state-level legislation of New South Wales.
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also subject to the state-level legislation of New South Wales.
Maps showing local government areas in New South Wales
Local government areas sorted by region
Greater metropolitan Sydney
Sydney surrounds
Rural and regional areas
Mid North Coast
Murray
The Riverina
Greater Metropolitan Newcastle
Illawarra
Richmond-Tweed
South East Region
Northern
Central West
North Western
Far West
Former local government areas in New South Wales
See also
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List of local government areas in New South Wales
This is a list of local government areas (LGA) of New South Wales in Australia.
, there are 128 local government areas in New South Wales.
See also
* Local government areas of New South Wales
* List of former local government areas in New ...
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Local government in Australia
Local government is the third level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories, and in turn beneath the federal government. Local government is not mentioned in the Constitution of Austra ...
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NSW Regional Organisations of Councils
References
External links
New South Wales Office of Local Government DirectoryMap of Local Government Areas in New South Wales PDFClickable map of New South Wales LGAs(
New South Wales Department of Local Government
The New South Wales Office of Local Government, a former agency from 1993 until 2019 of the Department of Planning and Environment in the Government of New South Wales, was responsible for administering legislation in relation to local governm ...
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