Monga, New South Wales
Monga New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Monga National Park | |||||||||||||||
Monga Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°34′57″S 149°55′02″E / 35.58250°S 149.91722°ECoordinates: 35°34′57″S 149°55′02″E / 35.58250°S 149.91722°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 14 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2622 | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
County | St Vincent | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Monga | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Monga is a locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Region, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies on the Kings Highway at the top of the Clyde Mountain, about 110 km east of Canberra and 22 km southeast of Braidwood. A large part of the locality forms part of the Monga National Park. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 14.[1] It had a "provisional" school from 1947 to 1955 and a "public" school from 1955 to 1971.[4]
Nearby Mongarlowe, which in the 19th century was a much bigger settlement, was called Monga until 1891.[5]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Monga". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ "Monga". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ "Monga". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ "Monga school (2) in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ Information sign at Mongarlowe
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