Ararat

Also known as Ararat, Victoria, Ararat, Victoria, Australia

city in Victoria, Australia

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Place details

Locality: Ararat
Region: Victoria
Country: Australia
Population: 8,500
Timezone: Australia/Melbourne

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Key facts

Country: Australia
State: Victoria
Lga: Rural City of Ararat
Location: 198 km (123 mi) from Melbourne 105 km (65 mi) from Horsham 92 km (57 mi) from Ballarat 125 km (78 mi) from Hamilton 138 km (86 mi) from Warrnambool
State electorate: Ripon
Federal division: Wannon
Total: 13.6 km (5.3 sq mi)
Elevation: 295 m (968 ft)
Density: 625/km (1,619/sq mi)
Mean max temp: 19.2 °C (66.6 °F)
Mean min temp: 7.1 °C (44.8 °F)
Annual rainfall: 587.0 mm (23.11 in)

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Wikidata facts

Population: 7015
Area: 13.6
Elevation: 325
Official website: www.ararat.vic.gov.au
Image: Ararat Town Hall & Gallery, Ararat, Vic, jjron, 12.01.2011.jpg

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Commons category: Ararat, Victoria
Commons gallery: Ararat, Victoria
postal code: 3377
male population: 4464
female population: 3830
native label: Ararat
inception: 1857-00-00
P12749: Elbe

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Article

Ararat (Djabwurrung: Tallarambooroo) is a town in the Central Highlands region in Victoria, Australia, about 198 kilometres (120 mi) west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera. The source of the Hopkins River is a few kilometres to the east below Telegraph Hill.

Its urban population according to 2021 census is 8,500 and services the region of 11,880 residents across the Rural City's boundaries. It is also the home of the 2018/19 GMGA Golf Championship Final.