City of Wollongong
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the local government area. For the metropolitan area, see Wollongong.
The City of Wollongong is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated adjacent to the Tasman Sea, the Princes Motorway and the Illawarra railway line.
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City of Wollongong New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°25′S 150°53′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 214,564 (2021)[1] (19th) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 313.69/km2 (812.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1942 (as the City of Wollongong) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 684 km2 (264.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Lord Mayor | Gordon Bradbery | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Wollongong[2] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Illawarra | ||||||||||||||
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Website | City of Wollongong | ||||||||||||||
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Located 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Sydney, the City of Wollongong covers 714 square kilometres (276 sq mi) and occupies a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra escarpment to the west.
The Lord Mayor of the City of Wollongong Council is Councillor Gordon Bradbery, an independent politician.[3]