City of South Melbourne
The City of South Melbourne was a local government area about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the south bank of the Yarra River. The city covered an area of 8.91 square kilometres (3.44 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994.
| City of South Melbourne Victoria | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location in Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
South Melbourne Town Hall | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°59′06″S 144°57′36″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 17,600 (1992) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,975/km2 (5,116/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1855 | ||||||||||||||
| Abolished | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8.91 km2 (3.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | South Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Inner Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
The council area was bounded by the Yarra River to the north, Fraser and Lorne Streets to the south, the Port Phillip foreshore and Pickles Street to the west, and St Kilda Road to the east.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.