| City of Frankston Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Old_lga_Frankston.png) Location in Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 89,600 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,262.7/km2 (3,270.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1860 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 70.96 km2 (27.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Frankston | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southeast Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| County | Mornington | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Frankston (known before 1966 as the Shire of Frankston) was a local government area about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 70.96 square kilometres (27.4 sq mi) in and around Frankston, and existed from 1860 until 1994.