Charters Towers Regional Council

Charters Towers Regional Council was formed in 2008 by the amalgamation of Charters Towers City and the surrounding Shire of Dalrymple. Its area is 66,388 sq km. All but the 42 sq km of Charters Towers came from the former shire. The populations (2006) were 7979 for Charters Towers and 3504 for Dalrymple Shire. Charters Towers is close to the geographic centre of the Charters Towers Regional Council.

Further Reading: 

Charters Towers and Dalrymple Shire entries

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