Shire of Wakool New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°05′S 144°02′E / 35.083°S 144.033°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,033 (2012)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.53623/km2 (1.38883/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 12 June 1907 | ||||||||||||||
Abolished | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7,521 km2 (2,903.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Neil Gorey (unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Moulamein | ||||||||||||||
Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Wakool | ||||||||||||||
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Wakool Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was located between the Murray River and the Murrumbidgee River and adjacent to the Sturt Highway. Towns in the Shire are Barham, Moulamein, Tooleybuc, Wakool and Koraleigh.
The last mayor of Wakool Shire was Clr. Neil Gorey, an unaligned politician.