Shire of Nungarin
Shire of Nungarin | |||||||||||||
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Nungarin shire offices, 2014 | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of Shire of Nungarin | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1921 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Nungarin | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Shire President | Pippa de Lacy | ||||||||||||
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| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,163.8 km2 (449.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 255 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Nungarin | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Nungarin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and with a population of 255 as of the 2021 census, is one of the nation's least populous. It is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Merredin and about 300 kilometres (186 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1,164 square kilometres (449 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Nungarin.