Leeton 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 Leeton, New South Wales.
Leeton Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Murrumbidgee River and falls within the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area.
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Leeton Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°33′S 146°24′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||
• Density | 9.570/km2 (24.786/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 6 January 1928 (1928-01-06)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,167 km2 (450.6 sq mi)[4] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Tony Reneker | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Leeton[5] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Riverina | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Farrer[6] | ||||||||||||||
Website | Leeton Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire includes the town of Leeton and the small towns of Yanco, Gogeldrie, Whitton, Wamoon, Stoney Point, Murrami, Corbie Hill, Amesbury, Merungle Hill, Fivebough and Stanbridge and the suburbs of Parkview, Wattle Hill, Wiradjuri, North Leeton, Gralee and Willimbong.
The shire was created on 6 January 1928 under the provisions of the Irrigation Act 1912 from land previously part of Yanko Shire and was originally called Willembong Shire.[3] It was renamed as Leeton Shire on 10 July 1946.[7]
The mayor of Leeton Shire is Tony Reneker.