The Shire of Wangaratta was a local government area about 260 kilometres (162 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

The shire covered an area of 919.24 square kilometres (354.9 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994.

Wangaratta was first incorporated as the North Ovens Road District on 10 June 1863, which became a shire on 17 September 1867.

[2] On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Wangaratta was abolished, and along with the City of Wangaratta, the Shire of Oxley and various surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Rural City of Wangaratta.

[3] Wangaratta was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.