Shire of Dunmunkle

Shire of Dunmunkle
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population2,850 (1992)[1]
 • Density1.839/km2 (4.762/sq mi)
Established1877
Area1,550 km2 (598.5 sq mi)
Council seatRupanyup
RegionWimmera
CountyBorung, Kara Kara
LGAs around Shire of Dunmunkle:
Wimmera Warracknabeal Donald
Wimmera Shire of Dunmunkle Kara Kara
Wimmera Stawell Stawell

36°26′S 142°42′E / 36.43°S 142.70°E / -36.43; 142.70

The Shire of Dunmunkle was a local government area about 160 kilometres (99 mi) west of Bendigo and 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Horsham, in western Victoria, Australia. The shire was bounded by the Yarriambiack Creek on the western boundary and the Richardson River on the east.[2] The shire covered an area of 1,550 square kilometres (598.5 sq mi), and existed from 1877 until 1995.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ "Victorian Places". Victorian Places - Dunmunkle Shire. Monash University, University of Queensland. 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.