Shire of Tungamah | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
 The Shire of Tungamah as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Goulburn Valley | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1878 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tungamah | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,143 km2 (441 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 3,030 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.651/km2 (6.866/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Moira | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Tungamah was alocal government area in theGoulburn Valley region, about 240 kilometres (149 mi) northeast ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,143 square kilometres (441.3 sq mi), and existed from 1878 until 1994.
Tungamah was once part of the vastEchuca Road District, which formed in 1864, and became and a shire from 1871. It extended along the south bank of theMurray River, from Mount Hope Creek in the west, to theOvens River in the east.
Tungamah was first incorporated as theShire of Yarrawonga on 15 May 1878. On 17 April 1891, the East Riding, which contained the town ofYarrawonga, was severed and incorporated as the Shire of North Yarrawonga. As such, the shire was renamedTungamah, after its main town, on 17 February 1893, and North Yarrawonga was renamed Yarrawonga on 12 May 1893. On 1 April 1953, the North West Riding also severed, becoming theShire of Cobram.[2]
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Tungamah was abolished, and along with the Shires of Cobram,Nathalia,Numurkah and Yarrawonga, was merged into the newly createdShire of Moira. TheKatandra West district was transferred to the newly createdCity of Greater Shepparton.[3]
The Shire of Tungamah was divided into four ridings on 1 October 1964, each of which elected three councillors:
* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 2,258 |
| 1958 | 2,300* |
| 1961 | 2,446 |
| 1966 | 3,223 |
| 1971 | 3,147 |
| 1976 | 2,958 |
| 1981 | 2,813 |
| 1986 | 2,691 |
| 1991 | 2,912 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.