Shire of Chiltern Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 2,770 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 5.522/km2 (14.302/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1862 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 501.64 km2 (193.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Chiltern | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hume | ||||||||||||||
County | Bogong | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Chiltern was a local government area about 280 kilometres (174 mi) north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 501.64 square kilometres (193.7 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.