Cowra Shire Council

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Cowra Shire
state = nsw


caption = Location in NSW
pop = 13,260Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA12350|name=Cowra (A) (Local Government Area)|accessdate=2007-06-30|quick=on]
area = 2810
est =
seat = Cowra (116 Kendal Street)cite web
title=Cowra Shire Council
publisher = Department of Local Government
url = http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=2350
accessdate = 2006-11-28 ]
mayor = Bill West
Deputy Mayor = Ian Brown
region = Central West

url = http://www.cowra.nsw.gov.au
stategov = Electoral district of Burrinjuck
fedgov = Calare
near-nw = Forbes
near-n = Cabonne
near-ne = Blayney
near-w = Weddin
near-e = Bathurst
near-sw = Young
near-s = Boorowa
near-se = Upper LachlanThe Cowra Shire is a Local Government Area (LGA) of New South Wales.

The largest town and council seat is Cowra. It is on the Lachlan River, the Mid-Western Highway, the Olympic Way and the Lachlan Valley Way.

The Local Government Area is between the Council areas of Blayney, Cabonne Shire, Forbes, Weddin Shire, Young and Boorowa. The Shire has a number of small villages including Billimari, Darbys Falls, Morongla, Mount McDonald, Woodstock, Gooloogong, Noonbinna, Wyangala and Wattamondara.

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