Shire of Bacchus Marsh Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 12,590 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 22.283/km2 (57.71/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1862 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 565 km2 (218.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Bacchus Marsh | ||||||||||||||
Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||||
County | Bourke, Grant | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Bacchus Marsh was a local government area about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 565 square kilometres (218.1 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.