Ballarat is a city in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately north-west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the largest inland centre and the third most populous city in the state. The estimated urban area population is 94,088. It is the administrative centre for the City of Ballarat, which encompasses both the urban area and outlying towns spanning an area of. Inhabitants of Ballarat are known as Ballaratians.It was named by Scottish settler Archibald Yuille who established the sheep run called Ballaarat in 1837 with the name derived from local Wathaurong Aboriginal words for the area, balla arat, thought to mean "resting place".

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