Corowa Shire

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Shire of Corowa
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Location of Corowa Shire in New South Wales
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State : Australia Australia
State : Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
Administrative headquarters: Corowa
Dates and numbers
Area : 2,324  km²
Residents : 11,000 (2011)
Population density : 4.7 inhabitants per km²

Coordinates: 35 ° 59 '  S , 146 ° 23'  O Corowa Shire was a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of New South Wales . The area was 2,324 km² and last had about 11,000 inhabitants. In 2016, the newly created Federation Council took over.

Corowa was located in the south of the state on the Murray River on the border with Victoria about 400 km west of the Australian capital Canberra and 610 km southwest of Sydney and 300 km northeast of Melbourne . The area comprised 19 hamlets and hamlets: Brawlin, Carinyah, Cootamundra, Cullinga, Dudauman, Frampton, Gundibindyal, Jindalee, Kilrush, Kyron, Landgrove, Meemar, Morrisons Hill, Stockinbingal, Wallendbeen, Willows, Yannawah, Yeo Jugiong and part of Yeo Jugiong . The headquarters of the Shire Council was in the village of Corowa on the Murray, where around 5,300 people now live.

administration

The Corowa Shire Council has ten members who are elected by LGA residents. Corowa is not divided into districts. The mayor of the council is also recruited from among the councilors.

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Individual evidence

  1. a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Corowa Shire (A) (Local Government Area) ( English ) In: 2011 Census QuickStats . March 28, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2020.