| Shire of Wimmera Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,920 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.1183/km2 (2.897/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1862 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,611 km2 (1,008.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Horsham | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wimmera | ||||||||||||||
| County | Borung | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Wimmera was a local government area in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The municipality covered an area of 2,611 square kilometres (1,008.1 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1995. Although its shire offices were located in Horsham, Horsham itself was governed by a separate council after it succeeded in 1882.[2]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ "The Borough of Horsham". Horsham Times. 21 November 1882. Retrieved 22 February 2023.