City of Wangaratta

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The City of Wangaratta was a local government area located about Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and existed from 1863 until 1994. It was responsible for the urban area of Wangaratta.

History

Wangaratta was first incorporated as a borough on 19 June 1863, only nine days after the surrounding North Ovens Road District 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 of Wangaratta.[2]

On 18 November 1994, the City of Wangaratta was abolished, and along with the Shires of Oxley, Wangaratta and various surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Rural City of Wangaratta.[3]

Wards

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

Suburbs

  • Laceby (shared with the Shire of Oxley)
  • North Wangaratta (shared with the Shire of Wangaratta)
  • Waldara
  • Wangaratta*
  • Wangaratta South

* Council seat.

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.

References

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External links

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