The Hills Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°46′S 151°00′E / 33.767°S 151.000°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 191,876 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 497.1/km2 (1,287.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 6 March 1906 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 386 km2 (149.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Dr. Peter Gangemi (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Norwest | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hills District | ||||||||||||||
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Website | The Hills Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The Hills Shire (known until 2008 as Baulkham Hills Shire) is a local government area in the Greater Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The area is north-west of the Sydney central business district, and encompasses 401 square kilometres (155 sq mi) stretching from the M2 Hills Motorway in the south to Wisemans Ferry on the Hawkesbury River in the north. The Hills Shire had a population of 191,876 as of the 2021 census.[1]
The current mayor of The Hills Shire is Dr. Peter Gangemi (Liberal), who was elected on 21 December 2021.[2]