The Shire of Gnowangerup is a Local Government Area

Local Government Areas of Western Australia

The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 141 local government areas...

 in the Great Southern region of Western Australia

Western Australia

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, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Albany

Albany, Western Australia

Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state....

 and about 370 kilometres (230 mi) southeast of the capital, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

. The Shire covers an area of 4268 square kilometres (1,648 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Gnowangerup

Gnowangerup, Western Australia

Gnowangerup is a town located south east of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The townsite was first gazetted in 1908 under the spelling of Ngowangerupp. Local dissatisfaction with this spelling led to it being altered to Gnowangerup in 1913.A branch railway from...

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History

Gnowangerup was initially gazetted as a Road Board in 1912, taking in eastern sections of Broomehill and Tambellup. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.

Wards

The shire was previously divided into the four wards of:

• Borden Ward (2 councillors)
• Gnowangerup Ward (3 councillors)
• Ongerup Ward (2 councillors)
• Rural Ward (2 councillors)

However following a decision to discontinue the ward system in 2007, all councillors are elected from the Gnowangerup district.

The shire president is chosen from amongst the councillors.

Towns and localities

• Gnowangerup
  Gnowangerup, Western Australia
  Gnowangerup is a town located south east of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The townsite was first gazetted in 1908 under the spelling of Ngowangerupp. Local dissatisfaction with this spelling led to it being altered to Gnowangerup in 1913.A branch railway from...
  
  
• Amelup
  Amelup, Western Australia
  Amelup is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia located on Chester Pass Road.The Amelup service station is located 9km North of the Stirling Range National Park situated between the Stirling Range and Borden....
  
  
• Borden
  Borden, Western Australia
  Borden is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The town is located south east of the state capital, Perth and north of Albany, Western Australia on Chester Pass Road...
  
  
• Cowalellup
• Mindarabin
• Monjebup
• Nalyerlup
• Ongerup
  Ongerup, Western Australia
  Ongerup is a town located 410 km south-east of Perth and 54 km east of Gnowangerup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.- History :The name Ongerup means Place of the male kangaroo in the local Noongar language....
  
  
• Pallinup
• Stirling Range National Park
  Stirling Range National Park
  Stirling Range National Park is a national park in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, approximately 337 km south-east of Perth.-Description:...
  
  

External links

• Shire of Gnowangerup