Flinders Council
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| Coordinates: 40°07′10″S 148°05′52″E / 40.1195°S 148.0977°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Furneaux Group and surrounding island groups | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1907 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Whitemark | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Rachel Summers | ||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,997 km2 (771 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 987 (2018) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Flinders Council | ||||||||||||
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Flinders Council is a local government body in Tasmania, encompassing the Furneaux Group and nearby islands of Bass Strait, in the north-east of the state. Flinders is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 987, with Whitemark the main town located on Flinders Island.