City of South Melbourne

City of South Melbourne Victoria
Location in Melbourne
South Melbourne Town Hall
Coordinates	37°59′06″S 144°57′36″E / 37.98500°S 144.96000°E / -37.98500; 144.96000
Population	17,600 (1992)[1]
• Density	1,975/km2 (5,116/sq mi)
Established	1855
Abolished	1994
Area	8.91 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Council seat	South Melbourne
Region	Inner Melbourne
County	Bourke
LGAs around City of South Melbourne: Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne Port Melbourne City of South Melbourne Prahran Port Phillip Port Phillip St Kilda

The City of South Melbourne was a local government area about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the south bank of the Yarra River. The city covered an area of 8.91 square kilometres (3.44 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994.

The council area was bounded by the Yarra River to the north, Fraser and Lorne Streets to the south, the Port Phillip foreshore and Pickles Street to the west, and St Kilda Road to the east.^[2]