Shire of West Wimmera
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| Shire of West Wimmera Victoria |
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| Population: | 4,613(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 9107 km² (3,516.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Warren Wait | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Edenhope, Victoria | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of West Wimmera is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the western part of the state. It includes the towns of Edenhope and Kaniva. It has an area of 9,024 square kilometres and in 2006 it had a population of 4,475. It was formed in 1995 from the merger of the Shire of Kaniva and parts of the Shire of Kowree, Shire of Arapiles and Shire of Glenelg.
The council is composed of five councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[2]
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features52008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ Local Government Victoria. "West Wimmera Shire Council". http://www.localgovernment.vic.gov.au/web20/dvclgv.nsf/AllDocs/C8FB0FE0D3945E96CA25716100839881?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2008-10-30
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Coordinates: 36°43′00″S 141°28′00″E / 36.7166667°S 141.4666667°E
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