| City of Greater Geraldton Geraldton, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 28.7761° S, 114.6113° E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 39,489 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12,625.5 km2 (4,874.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AWST (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Jerry Clune[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Mid West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Geraldton, Agricultural Region | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
| Website | City of Greater Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Greater Geraldton is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 424 kilometres (263 mi) north of the state capital, Perth on the Indian Ocean. It covers an area of 12,625.5 square kilometres (4,874.7 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Geraldton.
It was established on 1st July 2011 following the amalgamation of the Shire of Mullewa and the City of Geraldton-Greenough, itself a product of a 2007 amalgamation between the City of Geraldton and Shire of Greenough.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greater Geraldton (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Greater Geraldton". www.elections.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
