Belyuen Shire

Belyuen Shire
Northern Territory

Location of Belyuen Shire
Population 213 (2013 est)[1]
 • Density 5.207/km2 (13.48/sq mi)
Established 1992
Area 40.91 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Mayor Eddie Shields
Council seat Belyuen
Region Outer Darwin
Territory electorate(s) Daly
Federal Division(s) Lingiari
Website Belyuen Shire

The Belyuen Shire is a local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia near Wagait, across Port Darwin from the city of Darwin. The administrative area is centered on the mostly Indigenous community of Belyuen, known officially as Delissaville prior to 1975.[2]

Belyuen was established as a Community Government Council on 28 August 1992. On 1 July 2008, Coomalie Council became one of the eleven shires in the territory, changed by the Northern Territory Government.

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References

  1. "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 7. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Northern Territory". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. "Wadeye Song Database - Belyuen". Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures. 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2012.

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Coordinates: 13°02′20″S 131°03′07″E / 13.039°S 131.052°E / -13.039; 131.052


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