Shire of Yalgoo

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Shire of Yalgoo
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population 265 (2011 est)[1]
 • Density 0.009392/km2 (0.02433/sq mi)
Area 28,214.6 km2 (10,893.7 sq mi)
Mayor Don Anderson
Council seat Yalgoo
Region Mid West
State electorate(s) North West
Federal Division(s) Durack
Website www.yalgoo.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Yalgoo:
Murchison Cue Mount Magnet
Greater Geraldton Shire of Yalgoo Sandstone
Perenjori Dalwallinu Mount Marshall

The Shire of Yalgoo is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 500 kilometres (311 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 28,215 square kilometres (10,894 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Yalgoo.

History

The original Yalgoo Road District was gazetted in 1896, and merged into Mullewa in August 1911. The Upper Murchison Road District, gazetted in 1907, was renamed to Yalgoo in 1912. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.[2]

Wards

The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the seven councillors sit at large.

Towns and localities

Pastoral station names associated with Yalgoo

Note that some of these stations may lie outside of the local government boundary.

Shire boundary on the Great Northern Highway near Mount Gibson

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 30 March 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012. 
  2. ↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.

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Coordinates: 28°20′28″S 116°40′59″E / 28.341°S 116.683°E / -28.341; 116.683

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