City of Penrith
City of Penrith | |||||||||||||
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°45′S 150°42′E / 33.750°S 150.700°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Greater Western Sydney | ||||||||||||
| Established | 12 May 1871 (Municipality) 21 October 1959 (City) | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Civic Centre, Penrith | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Todd Carney | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 404.9 km2 (156.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 217,664 (2021 census) (24th) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 537.57/km2 (1,392.31/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Penrith | ||||||||||||
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The City of Penrith is a local government area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The seat of the city is located in Penrith, located within Sydney about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Sydney central business district. It occupies part of the traditional lands of the Darug people. First incorporated as a municipality on 12 May 1871, on 1 January 1949, the municipalities of Penrith, St Marys and Castlereagh and part of the Nepean Shire amalgamated to form a new Municipality of Penrith. Penrith was declared a City on 21 October 1959, and expanded westwards to include Emu Plains and Emu Heights, formerly part of the City of Blue Mountains, on 25 October 1963. As of the 2021 census the City of Penrith had an estimated population of 217,664. It is a member council of the Hawkesbury River County Council.
The mayor of the City of Penrith is Todd Carney, a member of the Labor Party (no relation to the NRL player).