Murrumbidgee Shire
Murrumbidgee Shire | |||||||||||||
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Shire office and chambers, in Darlington Point. Location within New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°48′S 145°53′E / 34.800°S 145.883°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Darlington Point | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 3,508 km2 (1,354 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,415 (2012) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.68843/km2 (1.7830/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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Murrumbidgee Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of south western New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was located adjacent to the Murrumbidgee River and the Newell Highway. It was replaced by the Murrumbidgee Council in 2016.
The two main administrative centres for the Murrumbidgee Shire were Coleambally and Darlington Point. It also contained the small town of Waddi.