Local government areas of the Northern Territory

Map of Australia with Northern Territory highlighted in red
Location of Northern Territory in Australia
Map of local government areas in the Northern Territory as of 1 July 2014

The Northern Territory is a federal Australian territory in north-central Australia. It is the third largest Australian federal division with an area of 1,348,094.3 square kilometres (520,502 sq mi) but the least populous with 245,929 inhabitants as at June 2019.[1] The Northern Territory is divided administratively into 17 Local government areas (LGAs) generally known as Councils who are responsible for providing local government services.[2]

  1. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2018-19: Population Estimates by Local Government Area , 2018 to 2019". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2019.
  2. ^ Northern Territory LGA History Archived 26 October 2004 at the Wayback Machine

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