Shire of Greenough
Shire of Greenough | |||||||||||||
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Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Mid West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1951 | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Utakarra | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | E J (John) Sewell | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,752.0 km2 (676.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 15,394 (2007) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.7865/km2 (22.7570/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Greenough was a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 420 kilometres (261 mi) north of the state capital, Perth surrounding the city of Geraldton. The Shire covered an area of 1,752 square kilometres (676.5 sq mi), and its seat of government was the outer Geraldton suburb of Utakarra.
Historically a rural area, with the growth of Geraldton in recent years as a port and city, the areas of the Shire closest to Geraldton became increasingly urbanised. The council amalgamated with the City of Geraldton in 2007 to form the City of Geraldton-Greenough. On 1 July 2011 it became part of the City of Greater Geraldton.