The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about 550km east of the state capital, Perth. The City covers an area of 95575km2, and its seat of government is the town of Kalgoorlie; all but 244 of the city's population live in either Kalgoorlie or Boulder.HistoryThis region has a long history of continuous inhabitation and cultivation by Aboriginal Australians.In the years immediately after discovery of gold in the region, a variety of local government entities sprang up around the often-temporary settlements on the Kalgoorlie goldfields. Only three persisted beyond the early 20th century: Boulder Municipal Council (1897–1961) – later Town of Boulder (1961–1969) and Shire of Boulder (1961-1989) Kalgoorlie Roads Board (1896–1961) – later Shire of Kalgoorlie (1961–1969) Kalgoorlie Municipal Council (1895–1961) – later Town of Kalgoorlie (1961–1989) The others were: Broad Arrow Municipal Council (1897–1903) Broad Arrow Roads Board (1899–1922) Broad Arrow-Paddington Municipal Council (1903–1910) Bulong Municipal Council (1896–1909) Bulong Roads Board (1899–1911) East Coolgardie Roads Board (1895–1897) Kanowna Municipal Council (1896–1917) North East Coolgardie Roads Board (1896–1922) Paddington Municipal Council (1901–1903)
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