Belyuen Shire

Belyuen Shire
Northern Territory
Location of Belyuen Shire
Population 164 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 4.009/km2 (10.38/sq mi)
Established 1992
Area 40.91 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Mayor Eddie Shields
Council seat Belyuen
Region Outer Darwin
Territory electorate(s) Daly
Federal Division(s) Lingiari
Website Belyuen Shire

The Belyuen Shire is a local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia near Wagait, across Port Darwin from the city of Darwin. The administrative area is centered on the mostly Indigenous community of Belyuen, known officially as Delissaville prior to 1975.[2]

Belyuen was established as a Community Government Council on 28 August 1992. On 1 July 2008, Coomalie Council became one of the eleven shires in the territory, changed by the Northern Territory Government.

Suburbs

  • Belyuen

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Belyuen (S) (Local Government Area)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Wadeye Song Database - Belyuen". Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures. 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2012.

Coordinates: 13°02′20″S 131°03′07″E / 13.039°S 131.052°E / -13.039; 131.052


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