Back Roebourne (rehiyon) CEB Karratha City German Cité de Karratha French Città di Karratha Italian City of Karratha Dutch City of Karratha Polish Karratha City Swedish شہر کاراتھا Urdu
| City of Karratha Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 22,199 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1910 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 15,235.8 km2 (5,882.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Daniel Scott[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Karratha | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Pilbara | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pilbara | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Karratha | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Karratha is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It covers an area of 15,882 square kilometres (6,132 sq mi) and had a population of about 21,500 as at the 2016 Census, most of which is located in its seat of government, the city of Karratha, and the major towns. It was formerly known as the Shire of Roebourne but was renamed and granted city status on 1 July 2014.[3][4]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karratha (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Karratha". www.elections.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "City of Karratha born as Shire of Roebourne in WA's Pilbara officially changes status". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Local Government (Roebourne - Change of Designation and Name of District) Order 2014". Government Gazette of Western Australia. State Law Publisher. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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