Lands administrative divisions of Tasmania

The 18 land districts (formerly counties) of the island of Tasmania
1873 map of Tasmania, showing the 18 counties

The Lands administrative divisions of Tasmania are the divisions of Tasmania into land districts and parishes for cadastral purposes, which are part of the lands administrative divisions of Australia. There are 20 land districts in Tasmania,[1] although in the early nineteenth century there were several other systems, with 18 or 36 counties and 9 other divisions used, as well as hundreds. The land districts include the 18 former counties of the island of Tasmania which were renamed but retain the same boundaries, plus King Island and Flinders Island. The counties are referenced in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, with Hobart described as being in Buckingham County,[2] Launceston in Cornwall County[3] and Beaconsfield in Devon County.[4] The land districts are used for land titles today, while the Local Government Areas of Tasmania with cities and municipalities are used for political and administrative purposes.

  1. ^ Tasmanian spatial data directory LIST district boundaries
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hobart" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 555.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Launceston" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 281.
  4. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Beaconsfield" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 571.