Shire of Stawell

Shire of Stawell
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population2,620 (1992)[1]
 • Density1.0054/km2 (2.604/sq mi)
Established1861
Area2,606 km2 (1,006.2 sq mi)
Council seatStawell
RegionGrampians
CountyBorung, Kara Kara
LGAs around Shire of Stawell:
Dunmunkle Dunmunkle Kara Kara
Wimmera Shire of Stawell Kara Kara
Dundas Ararat Avoca

The Shire of Stawell was a local government area about 230 kilometres (143 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,606 square kilometres (1,006.2 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1995.

Stawell itself was managed by a separate entity; the City of Stawell.

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