Shire of Indigo

- 36.35146.68333333333Koordinaten: 36 ° 21 ' S, 146 ° 41 ' E Indigo Shire is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Victoria. The area is 1937 km ² and has about 14,800 inhabitants.

Indigo is located on the northern border of Victoria about 280 km northeast of the capital, Melbourne and includes the following towns a: Barnawatha, Beechworth, Chiltern, Kiewa, Rutherglen, Stanley, Tangambalanga, Rutherglen and Yackandandah. The seat of the City Council is located in Beechworth in the southwest of the LGA.

Indigo was formerly a large gold mining region and Chiltern and Beechworth were two large centers with several thousand inhabitants in the 50s of the 19th century. Today in particular Beechworth is famous for its many historic buildings from the period.

Today, the Shire is more influenced by agricultural, so Rutherglen is a fairly well-known wine region, it lives from its location in the catchment area of Greater Albury Wodonga -.

Management

The Indigo Shire Council has seven members who are elected by the residents of the LGA. Indigo is not divided into districts. From the circle of Councillor also the Mayor ( Mayor ) of the Council recruited.

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