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917: 643: 608: 580: 141: 970: 24: 281: 690: 683: 1043: 676: 1014: 545:...change the name of the Cox Peninsula Shire to Wagait Shire..." and "...assign the name Wagait Shire Council to the shire council for the Wagait Shire... 400: 267: 255: 663: 699: 474: 403:, regarded as the Northern Territory's first pastoralist, who applied for a lease over the peninsula in 1869, just after the establishment of 1033: 954: 225: 158: 1053: 1038: 1007: 498:"3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018" 642: 607: 579: 658: 596: 529: 88: 1048: 1000: 60: 751: 107: 67: 947: 235: 620: 592: 557: 505: 45: 74: 816: 377: 305: 41: 448: 242: 151: 624: 561: 940: 56: 884: 734: 404: 393: 260: 248: 497: 668: 740: 34: 457: 438: 874: 869: 788: 396:, as a 15-minute ferry ride, or a 138 kilometres (86 mi) drive on fully sealed roads. 81: 8: 897: 762: 272: 407:. The current name is derived from the name of the township located near Wagait Beach. 392:
on 28 April 1995 and renamed with effect from 1 July 2008. The shire is located west of
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The council derived its previous name from the Cox Peninsula. It was named after
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Local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia
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LGWORKS: Cox Peninsula Community Government Council
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12°27′00″S 130°44′24″E / 12.4501°S 130.7401°E / -12.4501; 130.7401
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