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Local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia
City of Darwin Northern Territory
Population
84,613 (2018)[1]
• Density
762/km2 (1,974/sq mi)
Established
1959
Area
111 km2 (42.9 sq mi)[1]
Mayor
Kon Vatskalis (Labor)
Council seat
Darwin City
Region
Metropolitan Darwin
Territory electorate(s)
Casuarina, Fannie Bay, Fong Lim, Johnston, Karama, Nightcliff, Port Darwin, Sanderson, Spillett, Wanguri
Federal division(s)
Solomon
Website
City of Darwin
LGAs around City of Darwin:
Unincorporated Top End Region
Unincorporated Top End Region
Unincorporated Top End Region
Unincorporated Top End Region
City of Darwin
Litchfield
Unincorporated Top End Region
Unincorporated Top End Region
Unincorporated Top End Region
Footnotes
Adjoining LGAs[2]
The City of Darwin is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. It includes the central business district of the capital, Darwin City, and represents two-thirds of its metropolitan population. Located on the traditional land and waterways of the Larrakia people,[3] the city now covers an area of 111 square kilometres (43 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 84,613 people.[1]
^ abc"3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
^"Litchfield Municipality Localities (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 29 October 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019. A document re the Litchfield Municipality has been cited because it is a map which depicts the relationship of the City of Darwin to its surroundings.
^"The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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