City of Botany Bay New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 39,356 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1,471/km2 (3,810/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 29 March 1888 (Botany) 11 May 1996 (Botany Bay) | ||||||||||||||
Abolished | 9 September 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 26.75 km2 (10.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Ben Keneally (Labor) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Botany Town Hall, Botany | ||||||||||||||
Region | South-Eastern Sydney | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Botany | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Botany Bay | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Botany Bay was a local government area in the Eastern Suburbs region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area encompassed the suburbs to the north of Botany Bay, such as Botany. First proclaimed in 1888 as the "Borough of Botany", the council became the "Municipality of Botany" from 1906 to 1996, when it was proclaimed a city as the "City of Botany Bay".
The administrative centre was located at Mascot, which is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the Sydney central business district. The city was amalgamated with the neighbouring City of Rockdale on 9 September 2016 to form Bayside Council. The last mayor of the City of Botany Bay prior to amalgamation was Cr. Ben Keneally, a member of the Labor Party and the husband of Kristina Keneally, a former Premier of New South Wales.