Shire of Towong
Shire of Towong | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tallangatta | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Peter Tolsher | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 6,675 km2 (2,577 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 6,223 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.93228/km2 (2.4146/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 18 November 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Towong | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Towong (/ˈtaʊɒŋ/; first syllable to rhyme with cow) is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 6,675 square kilometres (2,577 mi2) and in August 2021 had a population of 6,223.
It includes the towns of Corryong, Tallangatta, Cudgewa, Bethanga, Bellbridge, Walwa, Tintaldra and Towong.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Towong Shire Council. Its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Tallangatta; it also has a service centre located in Corryong.