The City of Whittlesea is a Local Government Area located in the outer northeastern suburbs of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covers an area of 489.9 square kilometres (189.2 sq mi), and at the 2011 Census it had a population of 154,880.
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