Shire of Towong
| Shire of Towong Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,223 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.93228/km2 (2.4146/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 18 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6,675 km2 (2,577.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Andrew Whitehead | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tallangatta | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Benambra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Indi | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Towong | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Towong is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 6,675 square kilometres (2,577 sq mi) and in August 2021 had a population of 6,223.
It includes the towns of Corryong, Tallangatta, Cudgewa, Bethanga, Bellbridge, Walwa, Tintaldra and Towong. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Tallangatta and Shire of Upper Murray.
The Shire is governed and administered by the Towong Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Tallangatta, it also has a service centre located in Corryong. The Shire is named after an earlier shire, the Shire of Towong (1874–1920), which occupied the same region as the current LGA.