City of South Melbourne

This article is about a former local government area. For the suburb, see South Melbourne.

City of South Melbourne
Victoria
Location in Melbourne
South Melbourne Town Hall
Coordinates37°59′06″S 144°57′36″E / 37.98500°S 144.96000°E / -37.98500; 144.96000
Population17,600 (1992)[1]
 • Density1,975/km2 (5,116/sq mi)
Established1855
Abolished1994
Area8.91 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Council seatSouth Melbourne
RegionInner Melbourne
CountyBourke
LGAs around City of South Melbourne:
Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne
Port Melbourne City of South Melbourne Prahran
Port Phillip Port Phillip St Kilda

The City of South Melbourne was a local government area about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the south bank of the Yarra River. The city covered an area of 8.91 square kilometres (3.44 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994.

The council area was bounded by the Yarra River to the north, Fraser and Lorne Streets to the south, the Port Phillip foreshore and Pickles Street to the west, and St Kilda Road to the east.[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
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