Gilgandra Shire Council

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


caption = Location in New South Wales
pop = 4,712
density = 0.97
area = 4836
est =
seat = Gilgandra (Warren Road)
mayor = Warwick Moppett
region = Orana

url = http://www.gilgandra.nsw.gov.au/
stategov = Barwon
fedgov = Gwydir
near-nw = Warren
near-n = Coonamble
near-ne = Warrumbungle
near-e = Warrumbungle
near-w = Warren
near-sw = Narromine
near-s = Dubbo
near-se = Warrumbungle

Gilgandra Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the junction of the Newell Highway, Oxley Highway and Castlereagh Highway and can be reached in about six hours by car from Sydney. It lies on the Castlereagh River and includes part of the Warrumbungles National Park (the rest is in Warrumbungle Shire). The shire was constituted in 1906.

Gilgandra Council includes Gilgandra, Balladoran and Curban.

The geography of Gilgandra is very flat. The soil is composed mostly of sand, making it very porous and difficult to grow certain plants. The weather is hot and dry, reaching 40°C for consecutive days during summer.

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