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The Capital is the name given to the region situated around the national capital of New England. The region stretches from the Ben Lomond range in the north to the international border on the River Macdonald in the south. With a settled history dating back to 1839, the modern region can be traced back to government reforms in 2030s and 40s that first created central government office regions and later legally separate regional authorities with an elected council and staff. Today, the Capital Regional Council is responsible for the administration of regional functions under the Local Authorities Act. As with the other regions, the council is responsible overseeing matters including regional land use, environmental management and civil defence in the region. The seat of the regional council is the Capital Regional Hall located in the city centre of Armidale. In the 2050 Census, the Capital had a residential population of 658,076, making it the third-most populous of New England's five regions. (Continue Article...)
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