Pittwater Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°40′39″S 151°18′14″E / 33.6776°S 151.3039°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 57,155 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 628.1/km2 (1,627/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||
Abolished | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 91 km2 (35.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Jacqui Townsend (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Mona Vale Memorial Hall | ||||||||||||||
Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Pittwater | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Mackellar | ||||||||||||||
Website | Pittwater Council | ||||||||||||||
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Pittwater Council was a local government area on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It covered a region adjacent to the Tasman Sea about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the Sydney central business district. The area is named after Pittwater, the body of water adjacent to much of the area governed. First proclaimed in 1906 as the A Riding of Warringah Shire, the area was proclaimed as the Municipality of Pittwater on 1 May 1992. On 12 May 2016, the Minister for Local Government announced that Pittwater Council would be subsumed into the newly formed Northern Beaches Council.[2] The last mayor of Pittwater Council was Councillor Jacqui Townsend, an independent politician.