Leeton Shire
Leeton Shire | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 34°33′S 146°24′E / 34.550°S 146.400°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||
| Established | 6 January 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Leeton | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Cr George Weston | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,167 km2 (451 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Totals | 11,168 (2016) 11,438 (2018 est.) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 9.570/km2 (24.786/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Leeton Shire | ||||||||||||
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Leeton Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Murrumbidgee River and falls within the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area.
The Shire includes the town of Leeton and the small towns of Yanco, Gogeldrie, Whitton, Wamoon, Stoney Point, Murrami, Corbie Hill, Amesbury, Merungle Hill, Fivebough and Stanbridge and the suburbs of Parkview, Wattle Hill, Wiradjuri, North Leeton, Gralee and Willimbong.
The shire was created on 6 January 1928 under the provisions of the Irrigation Act 1912 from land previously part of Yanko Shire and was originally called Willimbong Shire. It was renamed as Leeton Shire on 10 July 1946.
The mayor of Leeton Shire is Cr George Weston.