Launceston
Launceston City Council is a local government body in Tasmania, located in the city and surrounds of Launceston in the north of the state. The Launceston local government area is classified as urban, encompassing localities including Lilydale, Targa and through to Swan Bay on the eastern side of the Tamar River.- Local government area of Tasmania with about 70,100 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 380 metres (1,260 feet)
- Description: local government area in Tasmania
- Also known as“City of Launceston”“Launceston City Council”
- Location
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Latitude
-41.321° or 41° 19′ 16″ south
Longitude
147.3124° or 147° 18′ 45″ east
Open location code
4RC9M8H6+JW
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Launceston” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلدية لاونسستون”
- Belarusian: “Лонсэстан”
- Cebuano: “Launceston”
- Chinese: “朗塞斯頓市”
- Chinese: “朗塞斯顿市”
- Dutch: “City of Launceston”
- Esperanto: “urbo Launceston”
- French: “Launceston”
- French: “Ville de Launceston”
- German: “City of Launceston”
- German: “Launceston City”
- German: “Launceston”
- German: “Stadt Launceston”
- Italian: “Città di Launceston”
- Japanese: “シティ・オヴ・ローンセストン”
- Polish: “City of Launceston”
- Russian: “Лонсестон”
- Sardinian: “tzitade de Launceston”
- Slovenian: “City of Launceston”
- Slovenian: “Mesto Launceston”
- Spanish: “Launceston”
- Swedish: “City of Launceston”
- Swedish: “Launceston”
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