City of Newcastle
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.
| City of Newcastle New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Greater Newcastle | |||||||||||||||
Aerial view of Newcastle | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°55.7′S 151°46.9′E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 168,873 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 918.1/km2 (2,378/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 186.8 km2 (72.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Lord Mayor | Nuatali Nelmes (Labor) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 162 km (101 mi) NNE of Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | 12 Stewart Avenue, Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| Website | City of Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
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The Lord Mayor of City of Newcastle Council is Councillor Nuatali Nelmes, a Labor politician. Nelmes was elected at a by-election on 15 November 2014 following the resignation of Jeff McCloy, the former Lord Mayor. The Awabakal and Worimi peoples are acknowledged by council as the traditional custodians of the land and waters of Newcastle.
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