Warrumbungle Shire
Warrumbungle Shire | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 31°15′S 149°16′E / 31.250°S 149.267°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Orana | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Coonabarabran | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Denis Todd (Unaligned) | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 12,380 km2 (4,780 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Totals | 9,384 (2016 census) 9,399 (2018 est.) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.7580/km2 (1.9632/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Warrumbungle Shire | ||||||||||||
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The Warrumbungle Shire is a local government area in the central western region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is traversed by the Newell Highway. The Warrumbungle mountain range and Warrumbungles National Park are major tourist attractions for the Shire. Its seat is located in Coonabarabran, a town in the southwest.
The mayor of Warrumbungle Shire Council is Cr. Kathryn Rindfleish, who is unaligned with any political party.
The Warrumbungle Shire local government area sits on Gamilaraay land to the north-east, Wiradjuri land to the south, and Weilwan land to the west.