The Shire of Towong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the state. It includes the towns of Corryong

Corryong, Victoria

Corryong is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located east of Albury-Wodonga, near the upper reaches of the Murray River and thus close to the New South Wales border. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Corryong had a population of 1,228....

 and Tallangatta

Tallangatta, Victoria

Tallangatta is a small town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Tallangatta had a population of 950.The town is situated on the banks of the Mitta Arm of Lake Hume, approximately south-east of Albury-Wodonga along the Murray Valley Highway.-History:Tallangatta was founded in...

. It has an area of 6,670 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of 6,400. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the Shire of Tallangatta

Shire of Tallangatta

The Shire of Tallangatta was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1869 until 1994.-History:...

 and Shire of Upper Murray

Shire of Upper Murray

The Shire of Upper Murray was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1920 until 1994.-History:...

.

The council is composed of five councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.

External links

• Official website
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps