Dungog Shire
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Dungog, New South Wales.
Dungog Shire is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is situated adjacent to the Barrington Tops and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.
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Dungog Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°24′S 151°45′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||
• Density | 4.08/km2 (10.6/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 July 1958 (1958-07-01) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,251 km2 (869.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | John Connors(independent) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Dungog | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hunter[3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Upper Hunter[4] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyne[5] | ||||||||||||||
Website | Dungog Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Dungog Shire was formed on 1 July 1958 through the amalgamation of Wallarobba Shire with the Municipality of Dungog.[6]
The mayor of the Dungog Shire Council is Clr. John Connors, an independent politician.