Rural City of Ararat
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The Rural City of Ararat is the local government area in south-west Victoria, Australia
. The region has an area of 4,230 square kilometres and is centred around the city of Ararat. The population of the region is approximately 11100, according to the 2001 census. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the City of Ararat
, Shire of Ararat
and parts of the Shire of Moyne, Shire of Northern Grampians and Shire of Southern Grampians.
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The region has an area of 4,230 square kilometres and is centred around the city of Ararat. The population of the region is approximately 11100, according to the 2001 census. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the City of Ararat
City of Ararat
The City of Ararat was a Local Government Area located about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia that existed from 1858 until 1994....
, Shire of Ararat
Shire of Ararat
The Shire of Ararat was a Local Government Area located about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1994...
and parts of the Shire of Moyne, Shire of Northern Grampians and Shire of Southern Grampians.
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.