Shire of Warrnambool
Shire of Warrnambool | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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The Shire of Warrnambool as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1854 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Warrnambool | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,605 km2 (620 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 8,940 (1992) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.570/km2 (14.426/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Villiers, Heytesbury, Hampden | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Warrnambool was a local government area located about 260 kilometres (162 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,605 square kilometres (619.7 sq mi), and existed from 1854 until 1994.
The Shire of Warrnambool took in the rural areas around the regional city of Warrnambool, including the small towns of Allansford, Woolsthorpe, Panmure, Peterborough and (after 1985) Koroit. Warrnambool's urban area was managed by a separate entity, the City of Warrnambool.