Wentworth Shire Council

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Wentworth Shire
New South Wales

Population: 7,236
Density: 0.28/km² (0.7/sq mi)
Area: 26269 km² (10142.5 sq mi)
Mayor: Margaret Thomson
Council Seat: Wentworth (26 - 28 Adelaide Street)
Region: Far West
State District: Murray-Darling
Federal Division: Farrer
Website: http://www.wentworth.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around Wentworth Shire:
OACDT (SA) Unincorporated Far West Central Darling
OACDT (SA) Wentworth Shire Balranald
Renmark Paringa (SA) Mildura (Vic) Mildura (Vic)

Wentworth Shire is a Local Government Area in the far south west of New South Wales, Australia, just over the river from Mildura, on the Victorian side. Its major roads are the Sturt and the Silver City Highways. The Shire includes the towns of Wentworth, Gol Gol, Dareton and Pooncarie.

Coordinates: 34°05′S, 141°54′E

[edit] Solar Tower Buronga

Buronga, in Wentworth Shire, is the proposed site of the world's first full scale solar updraft tower. The status of the project is uncertain.

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