Shire of Traralgon
Shire of Traralgon | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
The Shire of Traralgon as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Latrobe Valley | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Traralgon | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 4,650 km2 (1,800 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 4,810 (1992) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.0344/km2 (2.679/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Buln Buln, Tanjil | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Traralgon was a local government area about 160 kilometres (99 mi) east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 4,650 square kilometres (1,795.4 sq mi), and existed from 1879 until 1994. From 1961 onwards, it did not actually administer the town of Traralgon, which was the responsibility of a separate authority.