Shire of Otway
Shire of Otway | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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The Shire of Otway as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1919 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Beech Forest | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1,906.94 km2 (736.27 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 3,960 (1992) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.0766/km2 (5.378/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Heytesbury, Polwarth | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Otway was a local government area about 190 kilometres (118 mi) southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,906.94 square kilometres (736.3 sq mi), and existed from 1919 until 1994.