Shire of Rochester
Shire of Rochester | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
The Shire of Rochester as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | North Central Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1864 | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Rochester | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,934.25 km2 (746.82 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 7,900 (1992) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.084/km2 (10.58/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Bendigo, Gunbower, Rodney | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Rochester was a local government area in Victoria, Australia, about 190 kilometres (118 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital, and immediately west and southwest of the town of Echuca. The shire covered an area of 1,934.25 square kilometres (746.8 sq mi), and existed from 1864 until 1994.