Shire of Yalgoo
| Shire of Yalgoo Western Australia | |||||||||||||
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Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||
| Population | 445 (2013 est)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.015772/km2 (0.04085/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 | Shire of Yalgoo | ||||||||||||
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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
- Yalgoo
- Gullewa
- Noongal
- Paynes Find
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
- Barnong
- Bunnawarra
- Carlaminda
- Dalgaranga
- Edah
- Gabyon
- Jingemarra
- Maranalgo
- Meka
- Melangata
- Mellenbye
- Mount Gibson
- Muralgarra
- Nalbarra
- Ninghan
- Noongal
- Oudabunna
- Thundelarra
- Wagga Wagga
- Wydgee
See also
- Yalgoo (biogeographic region) – the ecological region
References
- ↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ 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
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