Mount Alexander Shire
Shire of Mount Alexander | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Loddon Mallee | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Castlemaine | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Rosie Annear | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,530 km2 (590 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 20,253 (2021) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 13.24/km2 (34.28/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 19 January 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Mount Alexander | ||||||||||||
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The Mount Alexander Shire (officially Shire of Mount Alexander) is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,530 square kilometres (590 mi2) and, in August 2021, had a population of 20,253. It includes the of Castlemaine, Chewton, Elphinstone, Maldon, Newstead, Harcourt, Taradale, Fryerstown and Campbells Creek. The traditional owners of the land are the Dja Dja Wurrung.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Mount Alexander Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Castlemaine. It also has service centres located in Maldon and Newstead. The Shire is named after Mount Alexander, north-east of Castlemaine, the name of which was historically applied to the broader Castlemaine region and goldfields.