The Rural City of Ararat is the local government area in south-west Victoria, Australia. The region has an area of 4,230 square kilometres and is centred around the city of Ararat. The population of the region is approximately 11100, according to the 2001 census. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the City of Ararat, Shire of Ararat and parts of the Shire of Moyne, Shire of Northern Grampians and Shire of Southern Grampians.
The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.
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