The City of Nedlands is a Local Government Area in the inner western suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 20.0 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi), maintains 137 km of roads and a little over 380 hectares (939 acres) of parks and gardens, and has a population of over 22,000 (2008).
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