Warrumbungle Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 31°15′S 149°16′E / 31.250°S 149.267°E | ||||||||||||||
Population |
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• Density | 0.7580/km2 (1.9632/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 12,380 km2 (4,779.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Denis Todd (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Coonabarabran[3] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Orana | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Barwon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Parkes | ||||||||||||||
Website | Warrumbungle Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The Warrumbungle Shire is a local government area in the central western region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is traversed by the Newell Highway. The Warrumbungle mountain range and Warrumbungles National Park are major tourist attractions for the Shire. Its seat is located in Coonabarabran, a town in the southwest.
The mayor of Warrumbungle Shire Council is Cr. Denis Todd, who is unaligned with any political party.