Wagait Shire
Local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia
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The Wagait Shire is a local government area in the Northern Territory of Australia. The council was established as the Cox Peninsula Community Government Council on 28 April 1995 and renamed with effect from 1 July 2008.[2] The shire is located west of Darwin, as a 15-minute ferry ride, or a 138 kilometres (86 mi) drive on fully sealed roads.
Wagait Shire | |||||||||||||
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 Location of Wagait Shire | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 12.4501°S 130.7401°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||
| Region | outer Darwin | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wagait Beach | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • President | Peter Clee | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 508 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 90.7/km2 (234.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Wagait Shire | ||||||||||||
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The council derived its previous name from the Cox Peninsula. It was named after Matthew Dillon Cox, regarded as the Northern Territory's first pastoralist, who applied for a lease over the peninsula in 1869, just after the establishment of Darwin. The current name is derived from the name of the township located near Wagait Beach.
The Federal electorate of Lingiari https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/nt/lingiari.htm
