Shire of Ararat

Shire of Ararat
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Former Shire Hall. Barkly Street, Ararat
Population4,490 (1992)[1]
 • Density1.2278/km2 (3.180/sq mi)
Established1861
Area3,657.06 km2 (1,412.0 sq mi)
Council seatArarat
RegionGrampians
CountyRipon, Borung
LGAs around Shire of Ararat:
Stawell Stawell Avoca
Lexton
Dundas Shire of Ararat Ripon
Mount Rouse Mortlake Hampden

The Shire of Ararat was a local government area about 200 kilometres (124 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,657.06 square kilometres (1,412.0 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1994. The shire did not cover the town of Ararat, which was managed by a separate local government authority.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.