Shire of Gingin
Shire of Gingin | |||||||||||||
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Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Shire of Gingin | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1893 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Gingin | ||||||||||||
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| • Shire President | Linda Balcombe | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 3,211.1 km2 (1,239.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 5,576 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Gingin | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Gingin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, just beyond the northern fringe of the Perth metropolitan area. The Shire covers an area of 3,211 square kilometres (1,240 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Gingin.