The Shire of Korong was a Local Government Area located about 75 kilometres (47 mi) west-northwest of Bendigo

Bendigo, Victoria

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 in western Victoria

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, Australia

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. The shire covered an area of 238.5 square kilometres (92.1 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1995.

History

Korong was first incorporated as a district on 8 July 1862, and became a shire on 6 September 1864. On 1 February 1961, it annexed the Borough of Inglewood, which had been created a century earlier.
On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with the Shires of East Loddon

Shire of East Loddon

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 and Gordon

Shire of Gordon

The Shire of Gordon was a Local Government Area located about north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1885 until 1995.-History:...

, the Loddon River district of the Rural City of Marong

Rural City of Marong

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 and surrounding districts into the Shire of Loddon.

Wards

Korong was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

• Central Riding
• North Riding
• South Riding

Towns and localities

• Borung
• Fernihurst
• Glenalbyn
• Inglewood
  Inglewood, Victoria
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• Kingower
  Kingower, Victoria
  Kingower is a small town in Victoria, Australia, located on Inglewood-Rheola Road, in the Shire of Loddon. The town was once very populated during the times of the Victorian Gold Rush.- History :...
  
  
• Korong Vale
  Korong Vale, Victoria
  Korong Vale is a town in north western Victoria. The town is in the Shire of Loddon, north west of the state capital of Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Korong Vale had a population of 170....
  
  
• Rheola
• Wedderburn
  Wedderburn, Victoria
  Wedderburn is a rural town located in Victoria, Australia on the Calder Highway north of Victoria's capital city, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Wedderburn had a population of 704...
  
  
• Wychitella

Population

Year	Population
1954	3,943
1958	4,030*
1961	3,816
1966	3,662
1971	3,203
1976	3,098
1981	3,029
1986	3,347
1991	3,341

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.