Gundagai Shire
Gundagai Shire | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 35°04′S 148°07′E / 35.067°S 148.117°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1924 | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Gundagai | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cr. Abb McAlister (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||
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| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2,457 km2 (949 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 3,747 (2013 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.5250/km2 (3.9498/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Gundagai Shire | ||||||||||||
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Gundagai Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. On 12 May 2016, Gundagai Shire was abolished and merged with the neighbouring Cootamundra Shire to establish Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council.
The Shire was located adjacent to the Hume Highway. Gundagai Shire is primarily rural, with a small population. 80% of the Shire's population live in the town of Gundagai. The four villages in the Shire were Coolac, Tumblong, Muttama and Nangus, with populations ranging from 40 to 90 people.
The last Mayor of Gundagai Shire was Cr. Abb McAlister, an unaligned politician.