Narrandera Shire
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Narrandera, New South Wales.
Narrandera Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Sturt and Newell Highways.
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Narrandera Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°45′S 146°33′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.42194/km2 (3.6828/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 January 1960 (1960-01-01) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4,116.2 km2 (1,589.3 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Cr. Neville Kschenka (Independent)[4] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Narrandera[5] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Farrer[6] | ||||||||||||||
Website | Narrandera Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The present Narrandera Shire was formed on 1 January 1960 by an amalgamation of the previous Narrandera Municipality and Yanko Shire.[7] The first Narrandera Municipality was incorporated on 18 March 1885. Narrandera Shire is a large shire in the geographical centre of the Riverina, with over 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) of roads within its boundaries.[8]
The Shire includes the town of Narrandera and the villages of Grong Grong, Binya and Barellan.
The mayor of Narrandera Shire is Cr. Neville Kschenka, an independent politician.[4]