Rural City of Wangaratta

Rural City of Wangaratta Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	29,808 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	8.1778/km2 (21.180/sq mi)
Established	1994
Gazetted	18 November 1994[2]
Area	3,645 km2 (1,407.3 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Dean Rees
Council seat	Wangaratta
Region	Hume
State electorate(s)	Ovens Valley
Federal division(s)	Indi
Website	Rural City of Wangaratta
LGAs around Rural City of Wangaratta: Moira Indigo Indigo Benalla Rural City of Wangaratta Alpine Mansfield Mansfield Wellington

The Rural City of Wangaratta is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 3,645 square kilometres (1,407 sq mi) and, in August 2021, had a population of 29,808.^[1] It includes the towns of Cheshunt, Eldorado, Everton, Glenrowan, Greta, Greta West, Milawa, Moyhu, Oxley, Tarrawingee, Wangaratta and Whitfield. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Wangaratta, Shire of Wangaratta, Shire of Oxley, and parts of the United Shire of Beechworth, Shire of Benalla and Shire of Yarrawonga. When formed the municipality was originally called the Shire of Milawa, but a few months later, was renamed to its current name.^[2]

The Rural City is governed and administered by the Wangaratta Rural City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Wangaratta. The Rural City is named after the main urban settlement located in the north of the LGA, that is Wangaratta, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of around 18,500.^[3]