City of Kew

This article is about a former local government area close to Melbourne, Australia. For the Melbourne suburb, see Kew, Victoria.
For other uses, see Kew (disambiguation).

City of Kew
Local government area
Location in Melbourne
The extent of the City of Kew at its dissolution in 1994
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionEastern Melbourne
Established1860
Council seatKew
Area
 • Total
14.56 km2 (5.62 sq mi)
Population
 • Total28,900 (1992)
 • Density1,985/km2 (5,141/sq mi)
CountyBourke
LGAs around City of Kew
Northcote Heidelberg Camberwell
Collingwood City of Kew Camberwell
Richmond Hawthorn Camberwell

The City of Kew 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. It covered an area of 14.56 square kilometres (5.62 sq mi) and existed from 1860 until 1994.

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