City of Kogarah
City of Kogarah | |||||||||||||
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney, 1887–2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°58′S 151°08′E / 33.967°S 151.133°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | St George | ||||||||||||
| Established | 22 December 1885 | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Civic Centre, Kogarah | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 19.51 km2 (7.53 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 55,806 (2011) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,860.4/km2 (7,408/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Parish | St. George | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Kogarah | ||||||||||||
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The City of Kogarah was a local government area in the St George region of southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The centre of the city is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south-west of the Sydney central business district and west of Botany Bay.
The Municipality of Kogarah was established on 22 December 1885 and in 2008 Kogarah became the first local government area in New South Wales to become a city by popular vote. The city was bounded by the Illawarra railway line, Georges River, Rocky Point Road, Princes Highway and Harrow Road. The name Kogarah is Aboriginal, meaning place of reeds and takes its name from the reeds that grew in the inlets along the Georges River and at the head of Kogarah Bay. On 12 May 2016, the NSW Government announced that Kogarah and Hurstville councils would merge to form Georges River Council with immediate effect.