Shire of Flinders (Victoria)

Shire of Flinders
Local government area
Location in Melbourne
The Shire of Flinders as at its dissolution in 1994
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionMornington Peninsula
Established1858
Council seatRosebud
Area
 • Total
324 km2 (125 sq mi)
Population
 • Total40,000 (1992)
 • Density123/km2 (320/sq mi)
CountyMornington
LGAs around Shire of Flinders
Port Phillip Mornington Mornington
Port Phillip Shire of Flinders Hastings
Bass Strait Western Port Western Port

The Shire of Flinders was a local government area encompassing the extremity of the Mornington Peninsula, about 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 324 square kilometres (125.1 sq mi), and existed from 1874 until 1994.

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