Murrumbidgee Council
Murrumbidgee Council | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 35°9′S 145°46′E / 35.150°S 145.767°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||
| Established | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Ruth McRae | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 6,880 km2 (2,660 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Totals | 3,826 (2016 census) 3,961 (2018 est.) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.5561/km2 (1.4403/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Murrumbidgee Council | ||||||||||||
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Murrumbidgee Council is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of the Murrumbidgee Shire and the Jerilderie Shire.
The combined area comprises 6,880 square kilometres (2,660 sq mi) and covers the urban areas of Coleambally, Darlington Point and Jerilderie and the surrounding cropping and pastoral areas. At the time of its establishment, the estimated population of the area was 4,047.
The inaugural mayor of Murrumbidgee Council is former Jerilderie Shire councillor Ruth McRae, elected on 21 September 2017. Cr McRae was elected as mayor for the second term on 24 September 2019.