Snowy Monaro Regional Council
| Snowy Monaro Regional Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°13′55″S 149°07′48″E / 36.232°S 149.130°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 21,666 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 15,162 km2 (5,854.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Chris Hanna | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cooma | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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The Snowy Monaro Regional Council is a local government area located in the Snowy Mountains and Monaro regions of New South Wales, Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 through a forced merger of the Bombala, Cooma-Monaro and Snowy River shires.
The council comprises an area of 15,162 square kilometres (5,854 sq mi) and occupies the higher slopes of the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range between the Australian Capital Territory to the north and the state boundary with Victoria to the south. At the time of its establishment the council had an estimated population of 20,707. Its population at the 2021 census was 21,666.
The Mayor of the Snowy Monaro Regional Council is Chris Hanna since 21 September 2023.