Shire of East Gippsland
| Shire of East Gippsland Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 48,715 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 2 December 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 20,940 km2 (8,085.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bairnsdale | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gippsland East | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of East Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of East Gippsland is a local government area in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of 20,940 square kilometres (8,080 sq mi) and as of the 2021 census had a population of 48,715.
It includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Benambra, Bruthen, Buchan, Ensay, Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota, Metung, Omeo, Orbost, Paynesville, Swan Reach and Swifts Creek. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Bairnsdale, Shire of Bairnsdale, Shire of Omeo, Shire of Orbost, Shire of Tambo and parts of the Shire of Rosedale.
The shire is governed and administered by the East Gippsland Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Bairnsdale. It also has service centres located in Lakes Entrance, Omeo and Orbost. The shire is named after the Gippsland region, in which the LGA occupies the eastern portion.