Shire of Wangaratta (Victoria)

Shire of Wangaratta
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population3,180 (1992)[1]
 • Density3.459/km2 (8.960/sq mi)
Established1863
Area919.24 km2 (354.9 sq mi)
Council seatWangaratta
RegionHume
CountyBogong, Moira
LGAs around Shire of Wangaratta:
Yarrawonga Rutherglen Chiltern
Tungamah Shire of Wangaratta Beechworth
Benalla Oxley Oxley

The Shire of Wangaratta was a local government area about 260 kilometres (162 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 919.24 square kilometres (354.9 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994. The Shire did not include Wangaratta itself, which was governed by a separate local government.

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