The City of Wangaratta was a Local Government Area located about 260 kilometres (162 mi) northeast of Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, the state capital of Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

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. The city covered an area of 25.53 square kilometres (9.9 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994. It was responsible for the urban area of Wangaratta

Wangaratta, Victoria

Wangaratta is a cathedral city of almost 17,000 people in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, about from Melbourne along the Hume Highway, with Benalla to the southwest, and Albury-Wodonga to the northeast. It is located at the junction of the Ovens and King rivers which flow from the...

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History

Wangaratta was first incorporated as a borough on 19 June 1863, only nine days after the surrounding Wangaratta district

Shire of Wangaratta

The Shire of Wangaratta was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994...

 was proclaimed. On 15 April 1959, Wangaratta was proclaimed a City. It absorbed sections to its south on 31 May 1968 and 10 March 1976, and to its north on 1 October 1979, from the Shire.

On 18 November 1994, the City was abolished, and merged with the Shire of Wangaratta

Shire of Wangaratta

The Shire of Wangaratta was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994...

, the Shire of Oxley and various surrounding districts into the Rural City of Wangaratta

Rural City of Wangaratta

The Rural City of Wangaratta is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the state. It has an area of 3,764 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population of 26,000, of which 8.6% were born overseas...

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The City was not divided into wards and its eight councillors represented the entire City.

Suburbs

• Wangaratta
  Wangaratta, Victoria
  Wangaratta is a cathedral city of almost 17,000 people in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, about from Melbourne along the Hume Highway, with Benalla to the southwest, and Albury-Wodonga to the northeast. It is located at the junction of the Ovens and King rivers which flow from the...
  
  
• Laceby (split with Shire of Oxley)
• North Wangaratta (split with Shire of Wangaratta
  Shire of Wangaratta
  The Shire of Wangaratta was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994...
  
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• Waldara
• Wangaratta South

Population

Year	Population
1954	10,715
1958	12,210*
1961	13,784
1966	15,167
1971	15,633
1976	16,157
1981	16,202
1986	16,598
1991	15,984

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.