Shire of Yilgarn
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Shire of Yilgarn Western Australia |
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Location in Western Australia
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| Population | 1,698 (2013 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.055273/km2 (0.14316/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1891 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 30,720 km2 (11,861.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Onida Truran | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Southern Cross | ||||||||||||
| Region | Eastern Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Eyre | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kalgoorlie | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Yilgarn | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Yilgarn is a local government area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia about 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 30,720 square kilometres (11,860 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Southern Cross. The main industries within the Shire are mining and farming.
In 1891, the Yilgarn Road District was gazetted. In 1918, it merged with the Municipality of Southern Cross (gazetted 1892). On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.
The shire is divided into three wards.
Many of the following are ghost towns associated with short-lived mineral booms between the 1890s and the 1940s.
Coordinates: 31°15′14″S 119°20′38″E / 31.254°S 119.344°E
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