| Shire of Calliope Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 16,544 (2006 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.8160/km2 (7.2934/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,875 km2 (2,268.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Calliope | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Calliope | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Calliope was a local government area in the Capricornia region of Queensland, Australia. It was centred on the town of Calliope. [2]
Calliope Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1044. [3]
On 7 January 1902 part of Calliope Division was separated to create Miriam Vale Division. [4]
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Calliope Division became the Shire of Calliope on 31 March 1903.
In 1927, the council hall was in Gladstone. [5]
Following the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007, three former local government areas:
were amalgamated to form Gladstone Region on 15 March 2008. [2] [6]
The Shire of Calliope included the following settlements:
Towns:
Urban areas:
Rural townships:
Localities of The Boyne Valley:
Other communities:
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