Rural City of Bellarine

Rural City of Bellarine
Local government area
Location in Victoria
The Rural City of Bellarine as at its dissolution in 1993
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionBarwon South West
Established1853
Council seatDrysdale
Area
 • Total
331.78 km2 (128.10 sq mi)
Population
 • Total44,180 (1992)
 • Density133.161/km2 (344.88/sq mi)
CountyGrant
LGAs around Rural City of Bellarine
Geelong Corio Bay Port Phillip
South Barwon Rural City of Bellarine Queenscliffe
South Barwon Bass Strait Bass Strait

The Rural City of Bellarine was a local government area southeast of the regional city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, covering most of the Bellarine Peninsula. The Rural City covered an area of 331.78 square kilometres (128.1 sq mi), and from its origin as the Portarlington Road District, existed in a number of forms and under different names from 1853 until 1993.

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