City of Newcastle
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Australian local government area. For the metropolitan area, see Newcastle, New South Wales. For the English city, see Newcastle upon Tyne. For other cities, see Newcastle (disambiguation).
The City of Newcastle is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The City of Newcastle incorporates much of the area of the Newcastle metropolitan area.
Quick Facts City of Newcastle New South Wales, Coordinates ...
City of Newcastle New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°55.7′S 151°46.9′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 168,873 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 918.1/km2 (2,378/sq mi) [2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 186.8 km2 (72.1 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
Lord Mayor | Nuatali Nelmes (Labor)[4] | ||||||||||||||
Location | 162 km (101 mi) NNE of Sydney | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | 12 Stewart Avenue, Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hunter[5] | ||||||||||||||
County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Newcastle[10] | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
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The Lord Mayor of City of Newcastle Council is Councillor Nuatali Nelmes, a Labor politician.[4] Nelmes was elected at a by-election on 15 November 2014 following the resignation of Jeff McCloy, the former Lord Mayor.[11] The Awabakal and Worimi peoples are acknowledged by council as the traditional custodians of the land and waters of Newcastle.[12]