Melbourne was officially declared a city by Queen Victoria in 1847. It was named by Governor of New South Wales Sir Richard Bourke in 1837, in honour of the British Prime Minister of the day, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. Melbourne was founded in 1835 (47 years after the European settlement of Australia) by settlers from Launceston in Van Diemen's Land. The metropolitan area consists of a further 30 municipalities. The city centre is situated in the municipality known as the City of Melbourne. The metropolitan area then extends south from the city centre, along the eastern and western shorelines of Port Phillip, and expands into the hinterland. The metropolis is located on the large natural bay known as Port Phillip, with the city centre positioned on the estuary of the Yarra River (at the northernmost point of the bay). Inhabitants of Melbourne are called Melburnians. As of June 2011, the greater geographical area had a population of 4.17 million. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name.
Melbourne / ˈ m ɛ l b ər n / is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia.
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