Shire of Corangamite
Shire of Corangamite | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Camperdown | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cr Kate Makin | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 4,408 km2 (1,702 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 16,115 (2021) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.6559/km2 (9.4686/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 23 September 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Corangamite | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Corangamite is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of 4,408 square kilometres (1,702 mi2) and in 2021 had a population of 16,115. It includes the towns of Camperdown, Terang, Cobden, Timboon, Port Campbell and Skipton.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Corangamite Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Camperdown. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Corangamite, which is located on the eastern boundary of the LGA.