Rural City of Horsham facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rural City of Horsham Victoria
Municipal offices in Horsham
Location in Victoria
Population	19,875 (2018)
• Density	4.6578/km2 (12.064/sq mi)
Established	1995
Gazetted	20 January 1995
Area	4,267 km2 (1,647.5 sq mi)
Mayor	Cr Mark Radford
Council seat	Horsham
Region	Western Victoria / Wimmera
State electorate(s)	Lowan
Federal Division(s)	Mallee
Website	Rural City of Horsham
LGAs around Rural City of Horsham: Hindmarsh Hindmarsh Yarriambiack West Wimmera Rural City of Horsham Northern Grampians Southern Grampians Southern Grampians Northern Grampians

The Rural City of Horsham is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 4,267 square kilometres (1,647 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 19,875. It includes the towns of Brimpaen, Dadswells Bridge, Dooen, Haven, Horsham, Laharum, Natimuk, Noradjuha and Pimpinio. It was formed in 1995 by the amalgamation of the City of Horsham, most of the Shire of Wimmera and Shire of Arapiles, and part of the Shire of Kowree.

The Rural City is governed and administered by the Horsham Rural City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Horsham. The Rural City is named after the main urban settlement located in the north-east of the LGA, that is Horsham, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 16,514.

The city was winner of Australia's tidiest town in 2001. There is a shopping precinct that offers coffee shops and restaurants. Horsham is the capital of the region and hosts events from sport to cultural interests. The Horsham golf course is known as country Victoria's best, as awarded from the pro-am circuit. The region is the site of lakes and a Wimmera River system and in normal seasons is popular with fishing, boating, swimming and water enthusiasts.