Shire of Deakin
Shire of Deakin | |||||||||||||
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The former Deakin Shire Hall in Tongala | |||||||||||||
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The Shire of Deakin as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Goulburn Valley | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1893 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tongala | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 961 km2 (371 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 5,800 (1992) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.04/km2 (15.63/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Rodney | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Deakin was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 961 square kilometres (371.0 sq mi), and existed from 1893 until 1994.