Shire of Coorow

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name =Shire of Coorow
state =wa
region =Mid West
area =4193.9
est =1962
seat =Coorow
pop =1,199 (2006 census)


imagesize = 180
caption = Location in Western Australia
logo =
logosize =
url =http://www.coorow.wa.gov.au
mayor =Moira Girando
fedgov =O'Connor
stategov =Moore
near-nw =
near-n =Carnamah
near-ne =Perenjori
near-w ="Indian Ocean"
near-e =Dalwallinu
near-sw =Dandaragan
near-s =Moora
near-se =Dalwallinu

The Shire of Coorow is a Local Government Area located in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about convert|290|km|mi|0 north of Perth, the state capital, and about convert|130|km|mi|0 south of the city of Geraldton. The Shire covers an area of convert|4194|km2|sqmi|0 and its seat of government is the town of Coorow.

History

Historically, the area was managed by the Carnamah Road Board. On 19 April 1962, the Shire of Coorow was gazetted. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]

Wards

The Shire has no wards and 8 councillors. Wards were abolished in 2003.

Towns

* Coorow
* Green Head
* Leeman
* Marchagee
* Waddy Forest
* Warradarge

References

External links

* [http://www.coorow.wa.gov.au/ Shire of Coorow]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~auschs/cw1.html The Coorow-Waddy Database - past residents of the Shire of Coorow]