City of Sandringham
City of Sandringham | |||||||||||||
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Location in Melbourne | |||||||||||||
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The extent of the City of Sandringham at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Southeastern Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1917 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Sandringham | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 14.97 km2 (5.78 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 32,500 (1992) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,171/km2 (5,623/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||
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The City of Sandringham was a local government area about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the eastern side of Port Phillip. The city covered an area of 14.97 square kilometres (5.78 sq mi), and existed from 1917 until 1994.