Shire of Pingelly Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,037 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1891 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,294.6 km2 (499.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire President | William Mulroney | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Pingelly | ||||||||||||||
Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Pingelly | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Pingelly is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth, between the Shires of Brookton and Cuballing along the Great Southern Highway. The Shire covers an area of 1,295 square kilometres (500 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Pingelly.