| Shire of Warrnambool Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 8,940 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.570/km2 (14.426/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1854 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,605 km2 (619.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Warrnambool | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||||
| County | Villiers, Heytesbury, Hampden | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Warrnambool was a local government area located about 260 kilometres (162 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,605 square kilometres (619.7 sq mi), and existed from 1854 until 1994.
Warrnambool itself was managed by a separate entity; the City of Warrnambool.