| Shire of Kolan Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,563 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.72150/km2 (4.4587/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,650.6 km2 (1,023.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Gin Gin | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wide Bay–Burnett | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Kolan | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Kolan was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, to the west of Bundaberg. The Shire, administered from the town of Gin Gin, covered an area of 2,650.6 square kilometres (1,023.4 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the City of Bundaberg and the Shires of Burnett and Isis to form the Bundaberg Region.
The major industries in the area include cattle and sugar cane.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kolan (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 June 2011.