City of Hawkesbury
City of Hawkesbury | |||||||||||||
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Location in Outer Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°36′41.42″S 150°48′53.68″E / 33.6115056°S 150.8149111°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hawkesbury Blue Mountains Greater Western Sydney | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1981 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Windsor | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Les Sheather (Independent) | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2,776 km2 (1,072 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 67,207 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Hawkesbury | ||||||||||||
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The City of Hawkesbury is a local government area that is located on the far northwest fringe of the Greater Sydney area in New South Wales, Australia. The local government area is located in the Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains regions. Hawkesbury City is named after the Hawkesbury River. Major towns in the City of Hawkesbury are Windsor and Richmond. It is a member council of the Hawkesbury River County Council.
The mayor of the City of Hawkesbury is Cr. Les Sheather, an independent.