Shire of Perenjori
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| Shire of Perenjori Western Australia |
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 Location in Western Australia |
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| Population: | 600 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 8313.0 km² (3209.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | B T (Brian) Baxter | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Perenjori | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Mid West | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Merredin | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | O'Connor | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Perenjori is a Local Government Area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 360 kilometres (224 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 8,313 square kilometres (3,210 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Perenjori.
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[edit] History
The Perenjori-Morawa Road Board was gazetted in 1916 on land previously managed by the Upper Irwin Road Board. In April 1928, the entity split in two, creating the Shire of Perenjori and the Shire of Morawa. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[1]
[edit] Wards
The shire is divided into 5 wards:
- Perenjori Ward (3 councillors)
- Caron Ward (1 councillor)
- Latham/Caron Ward (2 councillors)
- Bowgada Ward (2 councillors)
- Maya Ward (1 councillor)
[edit] Towns/Localities
- Perenjori
- Bowgada
- Bunjil
- Caron
- Latham
- Maya
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
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