Shire of Exmouth
Shire of Exmouth | |||||||||||||
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Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Shire of Exmouth | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Gascoyne | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1964 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Exmouth | ||||||||||||
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| • Shire President | Matt Niikkula | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 6,502.8 km2 (2,510.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 3,085 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Exmouth | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Exmouth is a local government area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, about 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 6,503 square kilometres (2,511 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Exmouth.