Shire of Jerramungup
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The Shire of Jerramungup is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Albany and about Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". with Bremer Bay its largest town. The seat of government is the town of Jerramungup.
The Fitzgerald River National Park, within the Shire, covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. The park is one of the most botanically significant national parks in Australia, containing 20% of Western Australia's described plant species - more than 1,800 in total.[1]
History
The Shire of Jerramungup was established on 1 July 1982. It previously comprised the eastern half of the Shire of Gnowangerup.[2]
Indigenous people
The majority of the Shire of Jerramungup is located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation.[3] During the early days of European settlement, the Wudjari people, also of the Noongar nation, moved into the eastern parts of what is now the Shire of Jerramungup.[4][5]
Wards
As of the 2003 elections, the shire is not divided into wards, and its 7 councillors sit at large.
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Jerramungup with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[6][7]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Bremer Bay | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Fitzgerald River National Park * ‡ | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Gairdner | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Jacup | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Jerramungup | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Needilup | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| West Fitzgerald | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
- ( * indicates suburb partially located within City)
- ( ‡ indicates boundaries of national park and locality are not identical)
Heritage-listed places
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". As of 2023, 17 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Jerramungup,[8] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[9]
References
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External links
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