The City of Ballarat is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia around Ballarat. It is located in the western part of the state. It has an area of 740 square kilometres. In 2001 it had a population of 81,000. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the City of Ballaarat, Shire of Ballarat, Borough of Sebastopol and parts of the Shire of Bungaree, Shire of Buninyong, Shire of Grenville and Shire of Ripon. VIC redirects here. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â1,609 m) in length. ... A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A view of Ballarat East and Eureka from Sovereign Hill. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Golden Plains Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Golden Plains Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... Ballarat is a city in regional Victoria, Australia, approximately 120 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, with a population of 84,000 people. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...
Due to this population explosion, Ballarat was proclaimed a town in 1852.
By 1855, Ballarat was a municipality, a borough by 1863 and a city in 1870.
Prior to amalgamation of the councils in 1994, the municipality of the City of Ballaarat was the official spelling for the corporation that was the Council, though the official spelling for place name purposes of the area (then comprised of several municipalities) was Ballarat.
Ballarat is a city in rural Victoria, Australia, approximately 120 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, with a population of 84,000 people.
The site of the city was originally a stock station established by William Cross Yuille and Henry Anderson in 1838 and named Ballaarat, which was derived from aboriginal words which mean camping place.
Ballarat is notable as the site for Australia's only armed civil uprising, the Eureka Stockade which took place in 1854.