The Shire of Kojonup 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 250 kilometres (155 mi) southeast of the state 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....

, along Albany Highway

Albany Highway

Albany Highway is a generally northwest-southeast highway in the south of Western Australia which links the state's capital Perth with its oldest settlement, Albany. The highway is approximately in length, is designated State Route 30 and separates Western Australia's Great Southern region from...

. The Shire covers an area of 2932 square kilometres (1,132 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Kojonup

Kojonup, Western Australia

Kojonup is a town located 256 km south-east of Perth, Western Australia along Albany Highway.The name Kojonup is believed to refer to the "Kodja" or stone axe made by Indigenous Australians from the local stone....

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History

The Kojonup Road District was created in 1871. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Kojonup under the Local Government Act 1960..

Wards

The shire has no wards, and all councillors serve 4-year terms. Previously, it was divided into 5 wards:

• Kojonup Ward (3 councillors)
• Balgarup Ward (2 councillors)
• Muradup Ward (2 councillors)
• Ongerup Ward (2 councillors)
• Namarillup Ward (2 councillors)

(Note: The town of 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....

, unrelated to the ward, is located within the Shire of Gnowangerup

Shire of Gnowangerup

The Shire of Gnowangerup is a Local Government Area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about north of Albany and about southeast of the capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Gnowangerup....

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Towns and localities

• Kojonup
  Kojonup, Western Australia
  Kojonup is a town located 256 km south-east of Perth, Western Australia along Albany Highway.The name Kojonup is believed to refer to the "Kodja" or stone axe made by Indigenous Australians from the local stone....
  
  
• Boscabel
  Boscabel, Western Australia
  Boscabel is a town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia located not far from Kojonup.The town was gazetted in 1913, following a suggestion to do so by the local progress association in 1912....
  
  
• Jingalup
  Jingalup, Western Australia
  Jingalup is a town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia located between the towns of Kojonup and Cranbrook. The town is located on Murrin Brook which is a tributary of the Tone River....
  
  
• Muradup
  Muradup, Western Australia
  Muradup is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia located between Kojonup and Boyup Brook. The town is situated along the Balgarup River....
  
  
• Mobrup
• Qualeup

External links

• Shire of Kojonup website