- Shire of Dunmunkle
Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Dunmunkle
state = vic
region =
area = 1550
est = 1877
seat = Rupanyup
pop = 2850 (1992) [cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=49-52|id=ISSN 0067-1223]
logosize =
caption = Location in Victoria
county = Borung, Kara Kara
near-nw = Wimmera
near-n = Warracknabeal
near-ne = Donald
near-w = Wimmera
near-e = Kara Kara
near-sw = Wimmera
near-s = Stawell
near-se = Stawell
_noautocat = yesThe Shire of Dunmunkle was a Local Government Area located about convert|160|km|mi|0 west of Bendigo and convert|50|km|mi|0 east of Horsham in western Victoria,
Australia . The shire covered an area of convert|1550|km2|sqmi|1, and existed from 1877 until 1995.History
Dunmunkle was first incorporated as a shire on 28 September 1877. In May 1916, the shire lost part of its north riding to the
Shire of Donald , but gained part of the south and east ridings ofShire of Warracknabeal .cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=662-663 Accessed atState Library of Victoria , La Trobe Reading Room.]On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with most of the Shires of Karkarooc and
Shire of Warracknabeal and parts of the Wimmera into theShire of Yarriambiack . The Avon-Richardson district was transferred to theShire of Northern Grampians . [cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics |date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=10,12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05]Wards
Dunmunkle was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
* North Ward
* West Ward
* East WardTowns and Localities
* Rupanyup
* Ashens
* Avon Plains
* Banyena
* Burrereo
* Burrum
* Coromby
* Jackson
* Kewell
* Laen
* Lallat
* Lubeck
* Minyup
* Murtoa
* Nullan
* Raluana
* Rupanyup South
* WirchillebaPopulation
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
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