Shire of Longreach
Shire of Longreach | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1900 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Longreach | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 23,561.4 km2 (9,097.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 4,180 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.17741/km2 (0.4595/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Longreach was a local government area located in central western Queensland, centred on the town of Longreach, from which the shire was administered. It covered an area of 23,561.4 square kilometres (9,097.1 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1900 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shires of Ilfracombe and Isisford to form the Longreach Region.