Shire of Pittsworth
Shire of Pittsworth | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Darling Downs | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1913 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Pittsworth | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,089.5 km2 (420.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 4,688 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.3029/km2 (11.1444/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Pittsworth | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Pittsworth was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire covered an area of 1,089.5 square kilometres (420.7 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1913 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the Toowoomba Region.