City of Maryborough (Victoria)

City of Maryborough
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Maryborough Town Hall
Population7,990 (1992)[1]
 • Density342.62/km2 (887.4/sq mi)
Established1857
Area23.32 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Council seatMaryborough
RegionNorth Central Victoria
CountyTalbot

The City of Maryborough was a local government area about 170 kilometres (106 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, and the governing body for the regional centre of Maryborough. The city covered an area of 23.32 square kilometres (9.0 sq mi), and existed from 1857 until 1995. The City of Maryborough was surrounded by the Shire of Tullaroop, which was united with Maryborough under the Shire of Central Goldfields, as part of a large-scale statewide amalgamation program by the Victorian Government in 1994–95.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.