Rural City of Benalla

The Rural City of Benalla is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 2,353 square kilometres (908 mi²) and, in August 2021, had a population of 14,528.^[1]

CountryAustralia

Established2002

Council seatBenalla

WebsiteRural City of Benalla

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Rural City of Benalla
Local government area
Location in Victoria
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Hume
Established	2002
Council seat	Benalla
Government
• Mayor	Cr Danny Claridge
• State electorate	Euroa
• Federal division	Indi
Area [1]
• Total	2,353 km2 (908 sq mi)
Population
• Total	14,528 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	6.1742/km2 (15.991/sq mi)
Gazetted	17 October 2002[2]
Website	Rural City of Benalla
LGAs around Rural City of Benalla Campaspe Moira Wangaratta Greater Shepparton Rural City of Benalla Wangaratta Strathbogie Mansfield Wangaratta

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It includes the towns of Baddaginnie, Benalla, Devenish, Goorambat, Major Plains, Swanpool, Tatong, Thoona, Warrenbayne and Winton. It was formed in 2002 from the de-amalgamation of the Delatite Shire into the current rural city and the Shire of Mansfield,^[2] the former being a merger between the latter, the Shire of Benalla and the City of Benalla.

The Rural City is governed and administered by the Benalla Rural City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Benalla. The Rural City is named after the main urban settlement located in the centre-north of the LGA, that is Benalla, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 10,331.^[3]