Local government areas of Tasmania

Councils of Tasmania are the 29 administrative districts of the Australian state of Tasmania. Local government areas (LGAs), more generally known as councils, are the tier of government responsible for the management of local duties such as road maintenance, town planning and waste management.

Local government areas
There are 29 local government areas of Tasmania:

Towns and suburbs of local government areas
The local government areas include the following towns and suburbs, with some towns and suburbs some spanning multiple local government areas:

Break O'Day Council
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Brighton Council
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Central Coast Council
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Central Highlands Council
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Circular Head Council
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City of Burnie
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City of Clarence
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City of Devonport
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City of Glenorchy
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City of Hobart
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City of Launceston
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Derwent Valley Council
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Dorset Council
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Flinders Council
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George Town Council
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Glamorgan Spring Bay Council
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Huon Valley Council
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Kentish Council
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King Island Council
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Kingborough Council
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Latrobe Council
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Meander Valley Council
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Municipality of Tasman
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Northern Midlands Council
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Sorell Council
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Southern Midlands Council
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Waratah-Wynyard Council
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West Coast Council
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West Tamar Council
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Former local government areas
Tasmania has had a number of former local government areas. In 1907, the 149 road trusts or town boards (LGAs) of Tasmania were reduced by mergers and amalgamations to 53 LGAs. By the time of a large scale overhaul in 1993, 46 LGAs were reduced to the present-day 29.