Shire of Mount Morgan
Shire of Mount Morgan | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Capricornia | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1890 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mount Morgan | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 492.0 km2 (190.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,925 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.9451/km2 (15.398/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Mount Morgan | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Mount Morgan was a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, roughly the region surrounding the former gold mining town of Mount Morgan, covered an area of 492.0 square kilometres (190.0 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1890 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils to become the Rockhampton Region.