City of Merri-bek
Merri-bek City Council | |||||||||||||
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Location within Melbourne metropolitan area | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 37°44′S 144°57′E / 37.733°S 144.950°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Greater Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Coburg | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Helen Davidson (Your Local Independents) | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 51 km2 (20 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 181,725 (2018) (33rd) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,560/km2 (9,230/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Merri-bek City Council | ||||||||||||
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The City of Merri-bek (/ˈmɛriː bɛk/), formerly the City of Moreland, is a local government area in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. It comprises the inner northern suburbs between 4 and 11 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD. The Merri-bek local government area covers 51 km2 (20 sq mi), and in June 2018, it had a population of 181,725.