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Encyclopedia > Conargo Shire Council
Conargo Shire
New South Wales

Location in NSW
Population:
Density:
1,417
0.16/km²
Area: 8751 km²
Mayor: Norm Brennan
Council Seat: Conargo (Offices in neighbouring Deniliquin, 122 End Street)
Region: Riverina
State District: Murray-Darling
Federal Division: Farrer
Website: http://www.conargo.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around Conargo Shire
Hay Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee
Wakool Conargo Shire Jerilderie
Murray Deniliquin Berrigan

Conargo Shire Council is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is the smallest (by population) Local Government Area in New South Wales. Conargo Shire was established in 1907. In 2001 the former Windouran shire was absorbed into Conargo Shire. This amalgamation resulted in an additional 5090 square kilometres and another 387 residents. It is divided into 4 Wards, and contains six villages - Conargo, Blighty, Mayrung, Pretty Pine, Wanganella and Booroorban. Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The famed Conargo Pub praised by the Ute Muster sub-culture. ... Deniliquin, known locally as Deni, is a town and Local Government Area (see Deniliquin Council) in the Riverina region of New South Wales close to the border with Victoria. ... This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. ... The Riverina is a prosperous agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Murray-Darling is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Farrer is an Australian Electoral Division, centred on the regional city of Albury, New South Wales. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of western New South Wales, Australia. ... Wakool Shire is a Local Government Area located between the Murray River and the Murrumbidgee River and on the Sturt Highway. ... Deniliquin Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, close to the border with Victoria. ... Location of Berrigan Shire Berrigan Shire is a Local Government Area in the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The famed Conargo Pub praised by the Ute Muster sub-culture. ... Blighty is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Mayrung is a community in the central part of the Riverina and situated about 17 kilometres east from Pretty Pine and 35 kilometres north east from Deniliquin. ... Pretty Pine is a community in the central part of the Riverina and situated about 17 kilometres south from Wanganella and 18 kilometres north west from Deniliquin. ... Wanganella is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, on the Cobb Highway north of Deniliquin and within the Conargo Shire Council local government area. ... Booroorban is a community in the central part of the Riverina and situated about 47 kilometres south of Hay and 55 kilometres north from Pretty Pine. ...


Before mergers in recent decades it was a common in New South Wales for rural shires to have their offices in an adjacent rural municipality (rural town). The only surviving case is Conargo Shire Council's offices in Deniliquin.


References


Coordinates: 35°19′S, 145°09′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



 
 

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