The Shire of Denmark is a

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in the Great Southern region of

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, about west of Albany and about south-southeast of the state capital,

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. The Shire of Denmark covers an area of , and its seat of government is located in the

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and locality of

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History

The Denmark Road District was gazetted on 22 September 1911. On 1 July 1961, the district became a shire following the passing of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

Indigenous people

The Shire of Denmark, according to its own website, is located on the traditional land of the

Bibulman The Bibulman (Pibelmen) are an Aboriginal Australian people of the southwestern region of Western Australia, a subgroup of the Noongar. Name Their autonym may be related to the word for stingray, ''pibilum''. Country Pibelmen lands comprised ...

and

Mineng Mineng, also spelt Minang, Minanga, or Mirnong, are an Aboriginal Noongar people of southern Western Australia. Name The ethnonym ''Minang'' is etymologized to the word for south, ''minaq'', which means that the tribe were defined as "south ...

people of the

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nation. The Mineng's traditional lands cover the majority of the shire while the Bibulman's traditional lands are to the west and, according to other sources, do not extend into the Shire of Denmark.

Wards

The Shire of Denmark is divided into three wards with a varying number of councillors: * Scotsdale/Shadforth Ward (four councillors) * Town Ward (three councillors) * Kent/Nornalup Ward (two councillors)

Townsites

* Denmark (extended to include residential portions of Ocean Beach on 5 July 2016) * Nornalup (created on 5 July 2016) * Peaceful Bay (created on 5 July 2016)

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Denmark with population and size figures based on the most recent

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Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 141 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Denmark, of which three are on the

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References

External links

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