United Shire of Beechworth

United Shire of Beechworth
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Shire Hall
Population5,210 (1992)[1]
 • Density6.752/km2 (17.489/sq mi)
Established1856
Area771.57 km2 (297.9 sq mi)
Council seatBeechworth
RegionHume
CountyBogong
LGAs around United Shire of Beechworth:
Wangaratta Chiltern Wodonga
Wangaratta United Shire of Beechworth Yackandandah
Oxley Myrtleford Yackandandah

The United Shire of Beechworth was a local government area about 270 kilometres (168 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 771.57 square kilometres (297.9 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1994.

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