City of Greater Dandenong Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 38°01′0″S 145°20′38″E / 38.01667°S 145.34389°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 166,094 (2018)[1] (43rd) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1,280/km2 (3,310/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 130 km2 (50.2 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Eden Foster | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Dandenong | ||||||||||||||
Region | Greater Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
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Website | City of Greater Dandenong | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Greater Dandenong is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of just under 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi) and 166,094 residents in 2018.[1] 29% of its land area forms part of the South East Green Wedge. It was formed in 1994 by the merger of parts of the former City of Dandenong and City of Springvale.
The Bunurong/Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri peoples are the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which Greater Dandenong is now located.[2]