Shire of Moira
Moira Shire Council | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cobram | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cr Libro Mustica | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 4,045 km2 (1,562 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 30,522 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.5456/km2 (19.5430/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 18 November 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Website | Moira Shire Council | ||||||||||||
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Moira Shire is a local government area in the Northern Victoria Region of Victoria, Australia. Located in the north-east part of the state, it covers an area of 4,045 square kilometres (1,562 mi2). As at August 2021 the population was 30,522. It includes the towns of Cobram, Nathalia, Numurkah and Yarrawonga.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Moira Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Cobram, it also has a service centre located in Yarrawonga. The Shire is named after the county of Moira, of which the LGA occupies the northern part.