Leeton Shire Council

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Leeton Shire


caption = Location in NSW
state=New South Wales
region=Riverina
area = 1167.12
area_footnotes = [cite web|title = Leeton Regional Profile | url = http://www.rrdb.com.au/rivprofile/leeton.htm | publisher = Riverina Regional Development Board |accessdate = 2008-08-28]
seat=Leeton (23-25 Chelmsford Place)cite web
title=Leeton Shire Council
publisher = Department of Local Government
url = http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=4750
accessdate = 2006-11-08 ]
est =
pop=12,026 (2005 Est) cite web
publisher = Australian Bureau of Statistics
title=Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2004-05
url = http://abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features22004-05?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2004-05&num=&view=
accessdate = 2006-12-01 ]
logo =
url=http://leeton.local-e.nsw.gov.au/
mayor=Paul Maytom
fedgov =Riverina
stategov =Murrumbidgee
near-nw= Carrathool
near-w= Griffith
near-sw= Murrumbidgee
near-s= Narrandera
near-se= Narrandera
near-e= Narrandera
near-ne= Narrandera
near-n= Narrandera

Leeton Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia and in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. It is on the Murrumbidgee River.

The Shire includes the town of Leeton and the small towns of Yanco, Gogeldrie, Whitton, Wamoon, Stoney Point, Murrami, Corbie Hill, Amesbury, Merungle Hill, Fivebough and Stanbridge and the suburbs of Parkview, Wattle Hill, Wiradjuri, North Leeton, Gralee and Willimbong.

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