Ararat, Victoria

Ararat Victoria
Barkly Street, looking east towards Mt Langi Ghiran
Ararat
Coordinates	37°17′0″S 142°55′0″E / 37.28333°S 142.91667°E / -37.28333; 142.91667
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	198 km (123 mi) from Melbourne 105 km (65 mi) from Horsham 92 km (57 mi) from Ballarat 125 km (78 mi) from Hamilton
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.

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ararat (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
2. ↑ "Ararat". Visit Victoria. Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2009-12-31.