City of Maryborough (Victoria) City of Maryborough (Victoria) The City of Maryborough was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, and the governing body for the regional centre of Maryborough. The City covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1995. The City of Maryborough was surrounded by the Shire of Tullaroop, which was united with Maryborough under the Shire of Central Goldfields as part of a large-scale statewide amalgamation program by the Victorian Government in 1994-95. Maryborough was first incorporated as a borough on 31 March 1857, and became a city on 31 March
Capital city etc., are located in or near them. Counties in the United Kingdom have historic county towns, which are often not the largest settlement within the county and often are no longer administrative centres, as many historical counties are now only ceremonial, and administrative boundaries are different. In Canada, there is a federal capital, while the ten provinces and three territories all have capital cities. The states of such countries as Mexico, Brazil (including the famous cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, capitals of their respective states), and Australia all have capital cities. For example, the six state capitals