Shire of South Gippsland (former)

For the current entity, see South Gippsland Shire.

Shire of South Gippsland
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population6,180 (1992)[1]
 • Density4.315/km2 (11.175/sq mi)
Established1894
Area1,432.26 km2 (553.0 sq mi)
Council seatFoster
RegionSouth Gippsland
CountyBuln Buln
LGAs around Shire of South Gippsland:
Woorayl Woorayl Alberton
Bass Strait Shire of South Gippsland Bass Strait
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait

The Shire of South Gippsland was a local government area about 170 kilometres (106 mi) south-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,432.26 square kilometres (553.0 sq mi), and existed from 1894 until 1994.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.