| Shire of Otway Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,960 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.0766/km2 (5.378/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,906.94 km2 (736.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Beech Forest | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||||
| County | Heytesbury, Polwarth | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Otway was a local government area about 190 kilometres (118 mi) southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,906.94 square kilometres (736.3 sq mi), and existed from 1919 until 1994.