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A province is almost always an administrative division , within a country or state . The term derives from the ancient Roman " provincia ", which was the major territorial and administrative unit ___MASK72___ the Roman Empire ' s territorial possessions outside Italy . The term province has since been adopted by many countries , and in those with no actual provinces , it has come to mean " outside the capital city ". While some provinces were produced artificially by colonial powers , others were formed around local groups with their own ethnic identities . Many have their own powers independent ___MASK72___ federal authority , especially in Canada . In other countries , like ___MASK12___ , provinces are the creation ___MASK72___ central government , with very little autonomy . The Wagait Shire is a ___MASK60___ in the ___MASK66___ . The council was established as the Cox Peninsula Community Government Council on 28 April 1995 and renamed with effect from 1 July 2008 . The shire is located west of Darwin , ___MASK66___ , as a 15 - minute ferry ride , or a drive on fully sealed roads . The ___MASK66___ ( abbreviated as NT ) is a federal Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia . It shares borders with Western Australia to the west ( 129th meridian east ), South Australia to the south ( 26th parallel south ), and Queensland to the east ( 138th meridian east ). To the north , the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea , the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria . Despite its large area  over , making it the third largest Australian federal division  it is sparsely populated . The ___MASK66___ ' s population of 244 , 000 ( 2016 ) makes it the least populous of Australia ' s eight major states and territories , having fewer than half as many people as Tasmania . An administrative division , unit , entity , area or region , also referred to as a subnational entity , constituent unit , or country subdivision , is a portion ___MASK72___ a country or other region delineated for the purpose ___MASK72___ administration . Administrative divisions are granted a certain degree ___MASK72___ autonomy and are usually required to manage themselves through their own local governments . Countries are divided up into these smaller units to make managing their land and the affairs ___MASK72___ their people easier . For example , a country may be divided into provinces , which , in turn , are divided into counties , which , in turn , may be divided in whole or in part into municipalities ; and so on . ___MASK25___ is the capital city ___MASK72___ the ___MASK66___ ___MASK72___ Australia . Situated on the Timor Sea , ___MASK25___ is the largest city in the sparsely populated ___MASK66___ , with a population ___MASK72___ 142 , 300 . It is the smallest and most northerly ___MASK72___ the Australian capital cities , and acts as the Top End ' s regional centre . A ___MASK60___ ( LGA ) is an administrative division ___MASK72___ a country that a local government is responsible for . The size ___MASK72___ an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision ___MASK72___ a state , province , division , or territory . Local government is a form ___MASK72___ public administration which , in a majority ___MASK72___ contexts , exists as the lowest tier ___MASK72___ administration within a given state . The term is used to contrast with offices at state level , which are referred to as the central government , national government , or ( where appropriate ) federal government and also to supranational government which deals with governing institutions between states . Local governments generally act within powers delegated to them by legislation or directives ___MASK72___ the higher level ___MASK72___ government . In federal states , local government generally comprises the third ( or sometimes fourth ) tier ___MASK72___ government , whereas in unitary states , local government usually occupies the second or third tier ___MASK72___ government , often with greater powers than higher - level administrative divisions . Not to be confused with Mandurah , ___MASK42___ . Mandorah is a locality within Wagait Beach township . Its ___MASK60___ is the Wagait Shire . At the 2006 census , Mandorah / Wagait Beach had a population ___MASK72___ 293 . The locality Mandorah on the Cox Peninsula , across the harbour from Darwin , is named after `` Mandorah '' , a guest house built in the locality by Allan Hartwig .