Shire of Bass
Shire of Bass | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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The Shire of Bass as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | South Gippsland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Archies Creek | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 526 km2 (203 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 5,170 (1992) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 9.829/km2 (25.46/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Mornington | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Bass was a local government area about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 526 square kilometres (203.1 sq mi), and existed from 1871 until 1994.
Its administrative centre was located in Archies Creek.