Harden Shire
Harden Shire | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°33′S 148°22′E / 34.550°S 148.367°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | South West Slopes | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1 January 1975 | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Harden | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | John Horton | ||||||||||||
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| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,869 km2 (722 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 3,584 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.9176/km2 (4.9666/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Harden Shire | ||||||||||||
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Harden Shire was a local government area in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire included the twin towns of Harden and Murrumburrah and the small towns of Galong, Jugiong, Wombat and Kingsvale.
The Shire was established in 1975 from the merger of the Municipality of Murrumburrah with Demondrille Shire. In 2016, Harden Shire was amalgamated with Boorowa Shire and Young Shire to create Hilltops Council.
The last mayor of Harden Shire was Cr. John Horton, an unaligned politician.