Shire of Christmas Island : Ask Biography

Australian Place

Name

Shire of Christmas Island

Type

lga

Population

Density

11 /km2 28.5 /sq mi

Area

136.7 km2 52.8 sq mi

Council Seat

Christmas Island

Region

External territory of Australia

Federal Division

Lingiari

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The Shire of Christmas Island is a Local Government Area which manages local affairs on the Australian external territory of Christmas Island ( ; post code: 6798). The island is grouped with Western Australia but is administered by the Attorney-General's Department and an Administrator.

It covers an area of 136.7 km2 in the Indian Ocean about 2,360 km north-west of Perth and 500 km south of Java in Indonesia. It has a population of 1,448 (ABS 2001).