Shire of Exmouth Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 3,085 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1964 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 6,502.8 km2 (2,510.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire President | Matt Niikkula[2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Exmouth | ||||||||||||||
Region | Gascoyne | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | North West | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Exmouth | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Exmouth is a local government area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, about 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 6,503 square kilometres (2,511 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Exmouth.