Urana Shire
Urana Shire | |||||||||||||
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Location within New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 35°19′S 146°16′E / 35.317°S 146.267°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1906 | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Urana | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 3,356 km2 (1,296 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,180 (2012) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.3516/km2 (0.911/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Urana Shire | ||||||||||||
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Urana Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Newell Highway crosses its north-west corner. The Shire included the town of Urana and the small towns of Boree Creek, Morundah, Oaklands and Rand.
The last mayor of Urana Shire was Cr. Patrick Bourke an unaligned politician.