Shire of Nannup
Shire of Nannup | |||||||||||||
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The heritage listed former Nannup Road Board Office | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Shire of Nannup | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | South West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1890 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Nannup | ||||||||||||
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| • Shire President | Tony Dean | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2,934.6 km2 (1,133.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,538 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Nannup | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Nannup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, approximately 280 kilometres (174 mi) south of the state capital, Perth and 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of the coastal resort town of Busselton. Its seat of government is the town of Nannup, where about half of the Shire's population reside.
The Shire has a land area of 2,935 square kilometres (1,133 sq mi), about 85% of which is covered in hardwood jarrah, karri and marri forests, while the southern coastline is mostly within the D'Entrecasteaux National Park.