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Shire of Kalamunda

Shire of Kalamunda
Western Australia
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Population 60,830 (2015 est)
 • Density 187.63/km2 (485.96/sq mi)
Established 1897
Area 324.2 km2 (125.2 sq mi)
President Andrew Waddell
Council seat Kalamunda
Region Eastern Metropolitan Perth Darling Scarp
State electorate(s) Darling Range, Forrestfield, Kalamunda
Federal Division(s) Hasluck, Pearce
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Website Shire of Kalamunda
LGAs around Shire of Kalamunda:
Swan Mundaring Mundaring
Belmont
Canning
Shire of Kalamunda York
Gosnells Armadale Beverley

The Shire of Kalamunda is a local government area in the eastern metropolitan region of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) east of Perth's central business district. The Shire covers an area of 324.2 square kilometres (125.2 sq mi), much of which is state forest rising into the Darling Scarp to the east. It has a population of 53,567 (2011), making it the most populous shire (as opposed to cities or towns) in Western Australia.

The Darling Range Road District was gazetted in 1897. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Kalamunda after the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.

The shire has been divided into five wards.

Coordinates: 31°58′26″S 116°03′29″E / 31.974°S 116.058°E / -31.974; 116.058


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