Shire of Wagin Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,761 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1887 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,945.7 km2 (751.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire President | Phillip Blight | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Wagin | ||||||||||||||
Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Wagin | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Wagin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 230 kilometres (143 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of about 1,948 square kilometres (752 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Wagin.