| City of Ararat Victoria | |
|---|---|
 Location in Victoria | |
 Former Town Hall, now the Ararat Regional Art Gallery | |
| Established | 1858 |
| Area | 19.09 km2 (7.4 sq mi) |
| Council seat | Ararat |
| Region | Grampians |
| County | Ripon |
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The City of Ararat was a local government area about 200 kilometres (124 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. It existed from 1858 until 1994.
Headquartered in Ararat, Victoria, the city had jurisdiction over an area of 19.09 square kilometres (7.4 sq mi), and by 1992 a population of 8,070 people.[1] It was surrounded by the separate and largely rural Shire of Ararat.