City of Hawkesbury New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Location in Outer Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°36′41.42″S 150°48′53.68″E / 33.6115056°S 150.8149111°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 67,207 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 January 1981 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,776 km2 (1,071.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Sarah McMahon (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
Region | Greater Western Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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Website | City of Hawkesbury | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Hawkesbury is a local government area of New South Wales, Australia, located on the northern and north-western fringe of the Greater Sydney area, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district. Hawkesbury City is named after the Hawkesbury River. Major suburbs in the City of Hawkesbury are Windsor, Richmond and Pitt Town.
The mayor of the City of Hawkesbury is Cr. Sarah McMahon, a member of the Liberal Party.