Shire of Laverton
Shire of Laverton | |||||||||||||
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Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Shire of Laverton | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Goldfields-Esperance | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Laverton | ||||||||||||
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| • Shire President | Patrick Hill | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 179,797.8 km2 (69,420.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,333 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Laverton | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Laverton is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about 370 kilometres (230 mi) northeast of the city of Kalgoorlie and about 950 kilometres (590 mi) east-northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 179,798 square kilometres (69,420 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Laverton.