The City of Palmerston is a Local Government Area of the Northern Territory. It contains the suburbs of Darwin's satellite city, Palmerston, and is situated between the outer industrial areas of Darwin and the rural areas of Howard Springs. The City covers an area of 112 km² and has a population of about 25,000. Capital Darwin Government Const. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Solomon is an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... This article is about a local government area in the Northern Territory. ... Palmerston is an Australian city. ... Map of Local Government Areas in Western Australia There are 144 Local Governments in Western Australia (including Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands), represented by the Western Australian Local Government Association. ... Capital Darwin Government Const. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... Satellite cities are smaller municipalities that are adjacent to a major city which is the core of a metropolitan area. ... Palmerston is an Australian city. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The Palmerston City Council consists of the Mayor and six aldermen. The city is not divided into wards, thus each alderman represents constituents from the entire city. Council elections are held on the last Saturday in May on leap years. An alderman is a member of a municipal legislative body in a town or city with many jurisdictions. ...

History

The City of Palmerston was incorporated in 1981 under the Local Government Act (NT), and in 2000 was proclaimed the Northern Territory's second city.

Suburbs

• Archer
• Bakewell
• Bellamack
• Durack
• Driver
• Farrar
• Gray
• Gunn
• Marlow Lagoon
• Mitchell
• Moulden
• Palmerston City
• Pinelands
• Rosebery
• Woodroffe
• Yarrawonga

Sister cities

• Kupang, West Timor

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References

External links

• Palmerston City Council website