Wentworth Shire
Wentworth Shire | |||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 34°05′S 141°54′E / 34.083°S 141.900°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 23 January 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wentworth | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Daniel Linklater (Independent) | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 26,269 km2 (10,143 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 7,453 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.26/km2 (0.67/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Wentworth Shire | ||||||||||||
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Wentworth Shire is a local government area in the far south-west Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. This Shire is located adjacent to the Murray and Darling Rivers. The Shire's major roads are the Sturt and the Silver City Highways. The Shire includes the towns of Wentworth, Buronga, Gol Gol, Dareton and Pooncarie. The shire's namesake is explorer and politician William Wentworth.
The mayor of Wentworth Shire Council is Cr. Daniel Linklater, an Independent politician.