Shire of Moira
Moira Shire Council is a Local Government Area in the Northern Victoria Region of Victoria, Australia. Located in the north-east part of the state, it covers an area of 4,045 square kilometres (1,562 sq mi). As at August 2021 the population was 30,522.
| Moira Shire Council Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 30,522 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.5456/km2 (19.5430/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 18 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,045 km2 (1,561.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cobram | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Nicholls | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Moira Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
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It includes the towns of Cobram, Nathalia, Numurkah, Tungamah and Yarrawonga. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Cobram, Shire of Nathalia, Shire of Numurkah, and parts of the Shire of Tungamah and Shire of Yarrawonga.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Moira Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Cobram, it also has a service centre located in Yarrawonga. The Shire is named after the county of Moira, of which the LGA occupies the northern part.