34°56′S 138°36′E / 34.933°S 138.600°E
| City of Adelaide South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location of Adelaide within the Adelaide metropolitan area | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 25,026 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,607.3/km2 (4,162.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1840 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 15.57 km2 (6.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Lord Mayor | Jane Lomax-Smith | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Adelaide city centre | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Division of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Adelaide, also known as the Corporation of the City of Adelaide and Adelaide City Council, is a local government area in the metropolitan area of greater Adelaide, South Australia. It is legally defined as the capital city of South Australia by the City of Adelaide Act 1998. It includes the Adelaide city centre, the suburb of North Adelaide, and the Adelaide Park Lands, which surround North Adelaide and the city centre.
Established in 1840, the City of Adelaide Municipal Corporation was the first municipal authority in Australia. At its time of establishment, Adelaide's (and Australia's) first mayor, James Hurtle Fisher, was elected. From 1919 onwards, the municipality has had a Lord Mayor, as of 2023[update] being Jane Lomax-Smith.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Adelaide (C)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
