Shire of Loddon
Shire of Loddon | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Shire of Loddon | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Loddon Mallee | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wedderburn | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Cr Dan Straub | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 6,696 km2 (2,585 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 7,759 (2021) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.15875/km2 (3.0012/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 19 January 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Loddon | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Loddon is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern part of the state. It covers an area of 6,696 square kilometres (2,585 mi2) and in 2021 had a population of 7,759. It includes the towns of Inglewood, Boort, Serpentine, Pyramid Hill and Wedderburn.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Loddon Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Wedderburn. There is also a service centre located in Serpentine. The Shire is named after the Loddon River, a major geographical feature that meanders through the LGA.