Ararat Victoria | |
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![]() Barkly Street, looking east towards Mt Langi Ghiran | |
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Coordinates | 37°17′0″S 142°55′0″E / 37.28333°S 142.91667°E |
Population | 8,297 (2016 census)[1] |
• Density | 610.1/km2 (1,580/sq mi) |
Established | 1857 |
Postcode(s) | 3377 |
Area | 13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Rural City of Ararat |
State electorate(s) | Ripon |
Federal division(s) | Wannon |
Ararat is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia. It is about 205 kilometres (130 mi) west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway. It is the only town in Australia to have started by Chinese people.[2] It is the biggest town, and the centre of the local government area called the Rural City of Ararat. The town is built between mountains with good farming lands all around it. There are about 8220 people living in Ararat.