world.wikisort.org - AustraliaSmoko is a locality in north east Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Alpine Shire local government area, 337 kilometres (209 mi) north east of the state capital, Melbourne. The town "gained its name in the 1850s because gold seekers regularly stopped here for a smoke and a rest on their way to and from the goldfields".[2]
At the 2016 census, Smoko had a population of 46.[1]
Town in Victoria, Australia
Smoko Victoria |
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 Entering Smoko |
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Coordinates | 36°49′36″S 147°04′07″E |
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Population | 46 (2016 census)[1] |
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Postcode(s) | 3741 |
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Location | - 337 km (209 mi) NE of Melbourne
- 95 km (59 mi) SE of Wangaratta
- 8 km (5 mi) N of Harrietville
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LGA(s) | Alpine Shire |
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State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley |
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Federal division(s) | Indi |
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References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Smoko". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

- "Weird place names". The Age.
External links
Media related to Smoko, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
Localities in the Alpine Shire |
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Rural Localities |
- Abbeyard
- Barwidgee
- Bogong
- Buckland
- Buffalo Creek
- Buffalo River
- Cobungra
- Coral Bank
- Dandongadale
- Eurobin
- Freeburgh
- Gapsted
- Germantown
- Glen Creek
- Gundowring
- Havilah
- Kancoona
- Kergunyah South
- Merriang
- Merriang South
- Mongans Bridge
- Mount Buffalo
- Mudgegonga
- Nug Nug
- Rosewhite
- Running Creek
- Selwyn
- Smoko
- Upper Gundowring
- Wongungarra
- Wonnangatta
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