Shire of West Arthur
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1896 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Darkan | ||||||||||||
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| • Shire President | Neil Morrell | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2,834.2 km2 (1,094.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 773 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of West Arthur | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of West Arthur is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, generally to the west of Albany Highway about 200 kilometres (124 mi) south-east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 2,834 square kilometres (1,094 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Darkan. Industries within the Shire, worth approximately $45 million per year to the State's economy, are dominated by wool and sheep, and also include timber, grain, forestry, beef, pigs, cattle hide tanning, engineering and earthmoving.