Shire of Christmas Island

The Shire of Christmas Island is a local government area of the Australian external territory of Christmas Island (10°29′S 105°37′E / 10.483°S 105.617°E; 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).

Shire of Christmas Island

The Shire of Christmas Island is a local government area of the Australian external territory of Christmas Island (10°29′S 105°37′E / 10.483°S 105.617°E; 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).