The Hills Shire
The Hills Shire (from 1906 to 2008 as Baulkham Hills Shire) is a local government area in the Greater Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is north-west of the Sydney central business district, and encompasses 401 square kilometres (155 sq mi) stretching from the M2 Hills Motorway in the south to Wiseman's Ferry on the Hawkesbury River in the north. The Hills Shire had a population of 191,876 as of the 2021 census.
| The Hills Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′S 151°00′E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 191,876 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 497.1/km2 (1,287.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 6 March 1906 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 386 km2 (149.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Dr. Peter Gangemi (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Norwest | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hills District | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | The Hills Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The current mayor of The Hills Shire is Dr. Peter Gangemi (Liberal), who was elected on 21 December 2021.
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