Ararat is a town in the Central Highlands region in Victoria, Australia, about 198 kilometres west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera.
Population: 8,500 (2021 census)
Established: 1857
Postcode(s): 3377
Elevation: 295 m (968 ft)
Area: 13.6 km² (5.3 sq mi)
Location: 198 km (123 mi) from Melbourne · 105 km (65 mi) from Horsham · 92 km (57 mi) from Ballarat · 125 km (78 mi) from Hamilton
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