City of Holroyd
City of Holroyd | |||||||||||||
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney, 1872–2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°50′S 150°59′E / 33.833°S 150.983°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Western Sydney | ||||||||||||
| Established | 5 July 1872 (Prospect and Sherwood) 11 January 1927 (Holroyd) 1 January 1991 (City) | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Administration Centre, Merrylands | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 40 km2 (15 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 99,163 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,480.3/km2 (6,424/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Prospect St John | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Holroyd | ||||||||||||
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The City of Holroyd was a local government area in the western suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. First proclaimed in July 1872 as the "Municipal District of Prospect and Sherwood", it became the "Municipality of Prospect and Sherwood" from 1906 and in 1927 it was renamed the "Municipality of Holroyd" after Arthur Holroyd, the first mayor. From 1 January 1991, city status was granted, becoming the Holroyd City Council. The administrative centre of the City was located in the suburb of Merrylands, located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the Sydney central business district.
The final mayor of the Holroyd City Council was Councillor Greg Cummings, a member of the Labor Party. On 12 May 2016, the majority of Holroyd City Council merged into the newly formed Cumberland Council, with a small northern section merged into the newly re-formed City of Parramatta Council.