Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
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| Geography | |
| State: | New South Wales |
| Region: | Mid North Coast |
| Area: | 3,687 km² |
| Council seat: | Port Macquarie (Cnr Lord & Burrawan Streets} |
| Demographics | |
| Population: | 69,737 |
| - Density: | 18.91 / km² |
| Born in Australia: | 84.8 % |
| Indigenous Australian origin: | 2.0 % |
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| Port Macquarie-Hastings Council http://www.hastings.nsw.gov.au |
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| Mayor: | Rob Drew |
| Deputy Mayor: | Bob Sharpham |
| Federal electorates: | Lyne |
| State electorates: | Port Macquarie, Oxley |
Port Macquarie-Hastings is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. Major population centres in the district are Port Macquarie, Camden Haven (including the towns of Dunbogan, Kendall, Kew, Laurieton, North Haven and West Haven) and Wauchope. The area was formerly known as the Hastings, but the name was changed in 2005 following a communuity survey, showing that many people thought that the new name would better reflect the area.
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