Shire of Monto
Shire of Monto | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Wide Bay–Burnett | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1932 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Monto | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 4,320.8 km2 (1,668.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,577 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.59642/km2 (1.5447/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Monto | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Monto was a local government area in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 4,320.8 square kilometres (1,668.3 sq mi), and existed as a local government area from 1932 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other shires to form the North Burnett Region.