| Shire of Belfast Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,470 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.2832/km2 (0.734/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1853 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,190 km2 (2,003.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Port Fairy | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||||
| County | Villiers, Normanby | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Belfast was a local government area about 290 kilometres (180 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 5,190 square kilometres (2,003.9 sq mi), and existed from 1853 until 1994.