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Belmont Hospital

Established in 1968, it is the only public hospital in the Local Government Area and is located on Croudace Bay Road in the suburb of Belmont.


Araluen, Queensland

It is part of the Gympie local government area.

Azeez Issa Adesiji

Azeez Issa Adesiji is the chairman of the Ilesa West local government area in Osun State, southwest Nigeria.

Bees Creek, Northern Territory

It is council seat of the local government area Litchfield Municipality, although most council facilities, public amenities and the actual Municipal offices are in the neighbouring locality of Freds Pass.

Berowra Waters, New South Wales

Berowra is located 40 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire and is part of the North Shore region.

Black Mountain, Queensland

It is within the local government area of Shire of Noosa (between 2008 and 2013 it was within Sunshine Coast Region).

Bunyip North, Victoria

Its local government area is the Shire of Cardinia.

Cordeaux River

The Cordeaux River rises on the western slopes of the Illawarra escarpment, below Mount Keira within the Wollongong local government area and flows generally north and northwest, joined by the Avon River, before reaching its confluence with the Nepean River, south of Wilton.

Darling Heights, Queensland

Its Local Government Area is the Toowoomba Region.

Gadaka

It used to be the capital of the defunct Gadaka Local Government Area, created by Shehu Shagari's administration.

Horsham, Victoria

It is the largest city by population in the Wimmera region, and it is the main administrative centre for, and the most populous city within, the Rural City of Horsham local government area.

Idanre Forest Reserve

Idanre Forest Reserve is in Idanre local government area of the Nigerian state of Ondo, in the south-west part of the country.

Konoagil Rural LLG

The Konoagil Rural LLG is a local government area in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea.

Lapstone, New South Wales

Lapstone is located 62 kilometres west of Sydney in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains and is part of the federal electorate of Macquarie.

Mambilla Plateau

The Mambilla Plateau, cradle of the Bantu-speaking peoples (Zeitlyn & Connell, 2003; Griffith, 2007; Martin, 2009),and inhabited for over four millennia, is found in the southeastern part of Taraba State of Nigeria under Sardauna local government area (the former Mambilla District set up in January 1940, which became known as 'Mambilla Local Authority' in 1970, and then as 'Mambilla Local Government Area' in 1981) .

Murat Rural LLG

The Murat Rural LLG is a local government area in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea.

Nimamar Rural LLG

The Nimamar Rural LLG is a local government area in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea.

Penneshaw, South Australia

Penneshaw is in the Kangaroo Island Council local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Finniss and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Mayo.

Peter Odili

Peter Odili was born on 15 August 1948 in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Salt Pan Creek

Salt Pan Creek rises west southwest of the suburb of Mount Lewis, within the Bankstown local government area, and flows generally south by east through the Canterbury and Hurstville local government areas, before reaching its confluence with the Georges River, at Riverwood.

Shire of Sherwood

The Shire of Sherwood is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in south-western Brisbane in and around the suburb of Sherwood.

Shire of Waterford

The Shire of Waterford is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia, centred on the town of Waterford.

Shortland, New South Wales

It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area and was named after Lt. John Shortland, master's mate of the Sirius, the escorting vessel to the First Fleet.

St Huberts Island, New South Wales

It is part of the City of Gosford local government area.

Tanir Rural LLG

The Tanir Rural LLG is a local government area in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea.

Wandin North, Victoria

Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges.


see also

Abdullahi Shelleng

Abdullahi Shelleng was born on 20 January 1942 in Shelleng, in the Numan Local Government Area of the former Gongola State (now Adamawa State).

Alexandrina

Alexandrina Council is a local government area covering the north east portion of Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia

Ararat, Victoria

It is the largest settlement in the Rural City of Ararat local government area and is the administrative centre.

Atay

Nsit-Atai, local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Berkeley Moreton, 4th Earl of Ducie

In March 1880, he was the founding chairman of the Rawbelle Divisional Board, a local government area surrounding the town of Gayndah.

Buji

Buji, Nigeria, a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria

Charles Ugwuh

Charles Chukwuemeka Ugwuh was born on 3 December 1942 in the Obowo Local Government Area of the Okigwe zone of Imo State.

Chimaroke Nnamani

Nnamani, though born in Port Harcourt, hails from Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State.

City of Coffs Harbour

A significant exception was that households in the Coffs Harbour local government area where Punjabi was spoken was three times the national average.

Cockburn Shire

Cockburn Shire is a former local government area in the Australia state of New South Wales.

Dalkeith, Western Australia

In early 2009, residents of Dalkeith formed a movement to secede from the City of Nedlands and form their own local government area, most likely the Shire of Dalkeith.

Dufuna canoe

Dufuna canoe is a 8500 year old canoe discovered by a Fulani herdsman in Nigeria in 1987, near the village of Dufuna in the Fune Local Government Area, not far from the Komadugu Gana River.

Elechi Amadi

Born in 1934, in Aluu in the Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria, Elechi Amadi attended Government College, Umuahia (1948-1952), Survey School, Oyo (1953-1954), and the University of Ibadan (1955-1959), where he obtained a degree in Physics and Mathematics.

Fairfield, Victoria

City of Northcote - the former local government area of which Fairfield was a part

Gokanna

Gokana kingdom, also Gokhana, an Ogoni kingdom, now local government area, in Rivers State, Nigeria

Greenough

Shire of Greenough, a former local government area in Western Australia

Gregory Ngaji

Before being elected to the Senate, he was Chairman of the Yala Local Government Area, and he served as a member of the Constitutional Conference (1994–1995).

Holroyd, New South Wales

The local government area takes its name from Arthur Holroyd, first Mayor of the area, local landowner and businessman.

Ibrahim Geidam

Ibrahim Geidam was born on 15 September 1956 in Bukarti village, Yunusari local government area in

Igbe religion

Igbe religion, popularly known as Igbe- an Urhobo word meaning dance- was founded by Ubiecha Etarakpo in 1858 and has its headquarters at 11, Egbo Street, Kokori Inland, Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria.

Ike Ekweremadu

Ike Ekweremadu was born in 1962 at Amachara Mpu in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State, and is of Igbo origin.

Illela

Illela, Nigeria, a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Korong

Shire of Korong, a former local government area in Victoria, Australia

Leeton

Leeton, New South Wales, a town and local government area of New South Wales, Australia

Madiki

Kafin Madaki, headquarters of Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria

Mike Torey

In 2005, Torey was one of the aspirants to the Unuevworo traditional stool in Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government area of Delta State.

Moree

Moree Plains Shire, a local government area in New South Wales, Australia

N.K.S.T

It was first introduced in Sai in 1911 a village in Katsina Ala local government area of Benue state, Nigeria.

Ogbunike

She shares her boundary on the West and South with Ogidi (Idemili North Local Government Area).

Peak Downs

Shire of Peak Downs, a former local government area of Queensland, Australia

Peel Shire

In 2004, the City of Tamworth, and the surrounding shires Parry Shire, Nundle Shire, Manilla Shire and Barraba Shire were amalgamated to form the Tamworth Regional Council local government area.

Peter Okocha

Peter Eloka Okocha (born February 5, 1952) is a Nigerian Igbo businessman and philanthropist from Ibusa, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State.

Pittwater Council

At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in the Pittwater local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 75% of all residents (national average was 65.2%).

Ruapehu

Ruapehu District, the local government area that covers much land generally west and south of Mount Ruapehu, mostly in the headwaters of the Whanganui River

Shola Ameobi

Born in Zaria, Nigeria to a family from Ijumu Local Government Area in modern day Kogi State, Ameobi moved to Newcastle upon Tyne, England when he was five.

Sibi Gwar

Gwar hails from Gboko in Konshisha local government area of Benue State and attended the Government Secondary School, Gboko (1991–1998).

Sonni Ogbuoji

Ogbuoji was the local government chairman of Afikpo local government area during the military regime before the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic.

South Broken Hill, New South Wales

The suburb is located in the City of Broken Hill local government area, separated by the "Line of Lode" from the rest of the city.

South Sydney

City of South Sydney, a former local government area in Sydney, Australia.

Tablelands

Tablelands Region, a local government area in Queensland, Australia

The Hills Shire

At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in The Hills local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon approached 60% of all residents.

Theodore Orji

Theodore Ahamefule Orji was born in Amaokwe Ugba, Umuahia – Ibeku in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State in 1950.

Umunya

Umunya is an Olu Town and one of the five communities that make up Oyi Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State Nigeria; it is bordered by six neighbors: Ifite-Dunu, Awkuzu, Nteje, Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Ogbunike, and Umudioka.

Warringah Council

At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in the Warringah local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 68% of all residents (national average was 65.2%).

Wase

Wase, Nigeria, a town and Local Government Area (LGA) in Plateau State, Nigeria

Wiluna

Shire of Wiluna, a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia.

Zango

Zango, Nigeria, a local government area in Katsina State, Nigeria