Barossa Council

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Barossa District Council South Australia
Location of the Barossa Council in blue
Population:	20,386 (2004)
• Density:	22.4/km² (58.0/sq mi)
Established:	1996
Area:	912 km² (352.1 sq mi)
Mayor:	Brian Hurn
Council Seat:	Angaston
Region:	Barossa Valley
State District:	Schubert
Federal Division:	Wakefield
Website: http://www.barossa.sa.gov.au/
LGAs around Barossa District Council: Town of Gawler Light Regional Council Mid Murray Council City of Playford Barossa District Council Mid Murray Council Adelaide Hills Council Adelaide Hills Council Mid Murray Council

Barossa Council is a Local Government Area in the Barossa Valley in South Australia. It was proclaimed on 1 July 1996 through the amalgamation of several former councils:

• District Council of Angaston
• District Council of Barossa
• District Council of Tanunda
• part of the District Council of Mount Pleasant (from 1st July 1997)

The council area covers 912 square kilometres and has a population of almost 20,000.

Townships in the council area include

• Angaston
• Eden Valley
• Lyndoch
• Moculta
• Mount Pleasant
• Nuriootpa
• Penrice
• Springton
• Stockwell
• Tanunda
• Williamstown

Neighbouring councils are

• Mid Murray Council
• Adelaide Hills Council
• City of Playford
• Town of Gawler
• Light Regional Council

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Local Government Association

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