| Urana Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°19′S 146°16′E / 35.317°S 146.267°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,180 (2012)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.3516/km2 (0.911/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1906 | ||||||||||||||
| Abolished | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,356 km2 (1,295.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Urana[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albury | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Urana Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Urana Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Newell Highway crosses its north-west corner. The Shire included the town of Urana and the small towns of Boree Creek, Morundah, Oaklands and Rand.
The last mayor of Urana Shire was Cr. Patrick Bourke an unaligned politician.
- ^ "3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2012". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Urana Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 9 November 2006.