Claim: The Shire of Murilla was a 6,075.8 square kilometres (2,345.9 sq mi) local government area in Darling Downs, Queensland with a population of 2,217(1933) and 2,740(2001).
Evidence: The Shire of Murilla was a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Miles, covered an area of 6,075.8 square kilometres (2,345.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Chinchilla, Tara and Wambo and the southern part of Taroom to form the Western Downs Region. 1933 2,217 2001 2,687