| United Shire of Beechworth Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
 Shire Hall | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,210 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.752/km2 (17.489/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1856 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 771.57 km2 (297.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Beechworth | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||||
| County | Bogong | ||||||||||||||
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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.