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Shire of Kara Kara

Shire of Kara Kara
Victoria
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Location in Victoria
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Former Shire offices in St Arnaud
Population 1,160 (1992)
 • Density 0.5059/km2 (1.310/sq mi)
Established 1861
Area 2,292.79 km2 (885.3 sq mi)
Council seat St Arnaud
County Kara Kara
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The Shire of Kara Kara was a local government area about 240 kilometres (149 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,292.79 square kilometres (885.3 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1994.

Kara Kara was first incorporated as the St Arnaud Road District on 25 June 1861, which became a shire on 14 November 1864. It was renamed as Kara Kara on 20 October 1884.

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Kara Kara was abolished, and, along with the City of Stawell, the Town of St Arnaud, and parts of the Shires of Ararat, Avoca, Donald, Dunmunkle, Stawell, and the Grampians National Park within the Shire of Wimmera, was merged into the newly created Shire of Northern Grampians. The Cope Cope district was transferred to the newly created Shire of Buloke.

The Shire of Kara Kara was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

Coordinates: 36°36′S 143°15′E / 36.600°S 143.250°E / -36.600; 143.250


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