Warmur, Victoria

Warmur
Warmur; Victoria
	Warmur
Coordinates	36°04′58″S142°45′50″E / 36.08278°S 142.76389°E Coordinates: 36°04′58″S142°45′50″E / 36.08278°S 142.76389°E
Postcode(s)	3482
Location	274 km (170 mi) NW of Melbourne ; 109 km (68 mi) SW of Swan Hill ; 37 km (23 mi) NE of Warracknabeal ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Buloke
State electorate(s)	Mildura
Federal Division(s)	Mallee
	Localities around Warmur:

Last updated April 22, 2019

Warmur is a locality in the local government area of the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia.^[1] There is a rural CFA station in Warmur.^[2] The post office there opened as Warmur West State School on the 1 7 1905, renamed to Warmur West in 1907 and was closed in 1930.^[3]

This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, sorted by region. Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified as cities (34), shires (38), rural cities (6) and boroughs (1). In general, an urban or suburban LGA is called a city and is governed by a City Council, while a rural LGA covering a larger rural area is usually called a shire and is governed by a Shire Council. Local councils have the same administrative functions and similar political structures, regardless of their classification. The sorting of LGAs into regions is for presentation purposes only, and has no legal or administrative significance.

The Shire of Buloke is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 8,004 square kilometres (3,090 sq mi) and, at the 2011 Census, had a population of 6,384. It includes the towns of Birchip, Charlton, Donald, Sea Lake and Wycheproof. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Wycheproof, Shire of Birchip, Shire of Charlton, Shire of Donald, and parts of the Shire of Kara Kara.

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References

↑ "VEC Locality Finder" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-02.
↑ "Map of CFA stations" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-02.
↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List , retrieved 2008-04-11

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[1] "VEC Locality Finder" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-02.

[2] "Map of CFA stations" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-02.

[a-3] Premier Postal History, Post Office List , retrieved 2008-04-11