The City of Belmont is a Local Government Area in the inner eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Perth's central business district on the south bank of the Swan River. The City covers an area of 39.8 square kilometres (15.4 sq mi), maintains 225 km of roads and has a population of 35,209 (2011).
Belmont contains Perth's domestic and international airports which account for 33.7% of the City of Belmont's land area.
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