City of Hawthorn

This article is about a former local government area. For the suburb, see Hawthorn, Victoria.

City of Hawthorn
Local government area
Hawthorn Town Hall
The extent of the City of Hawthorn at its dissolution in 1994
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionEastern Melbourne
Established1860
Council seatHawthorn
Area
 • Total
9.71 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Population
 • Total31,500 (1992)
 • Density3,244/km2 (8,402/sq mi)
CountyBourke
LGAs around City of Hawthorn
Collingwood Kew Camberwell
Richmond City of Hawthorn Camberwell
Prahran Malvern Malvern

The City of Hawthorn was a local government area about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the southeast bank of the Yarra River. The city covered an area of 9.71 square kilometres (3.75 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.

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