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Shire of Cocos

Australian Place

Name	Shire of Cocos
Type	lga
Population
Density	44 /km2 114 /sq mi
Area	14.1 km2 5.4 sq mi
Mayor	Balmut Pirus
Council Seat	Home Island
Region	External territory of Australia
Federal Division	Lingiari

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The Shire of Cocos is a Local Government Area which manages local affairs on the Australian external territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands ( ; post code: 6799). The island is grouped with Western Australia but is administered by Attorney-General's Department and an Administrator.

It covers an area of 14.1 km2 in the Indian Ocean about 2,770 km north-west of Perth and 1,000 km south-west of Java in Indonesia. It has a population of 621 (ABS 2001).

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