Shire of East Pilbara

Shire of East Pilbara
Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Map
Population9,760 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established1972
Area372,571 km2 (143,850.5 sq mi)
Shire presidentAnthony Middleton[2]
Council seatNewman
RegionPilbara
State electorate(s)Pilbara
Federal division(s)Durack
WebsiteShire of East Pilbara
LGAs around Shire of East Pilbara:
Broome Derby-West Kimberley Halls Creek
Ashburton Shire of East Pilbara Central Desert (NT)
Meekatharra Wiluna Ngaanyatjarraku

The Shire of East Pilbara is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. With an area of 372,571 square kilometres (143,850 sq mi), larger than the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania combined, it is the largest local government region in Australia.[3] The Shire's seat of government, and home to nearly half the Shire's population, is the town of Newman in the shire's south-west.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Pilbara (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - East Pilbara". www.elections.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Our Shire and Our Towns". Newman, WA: Shire of East Pilbara. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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