Monga, New South Wales

Monga
New South Wales
Monga National Park
Monga
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 35°34′57″S 149°55′02″E / 35.58250°S 149.91722°E / -35.58250; 149.91722Coordinates: 35°34′57″S 149°55′02″E / 35.58250°S 149.91722°E / -35.58250; 149.91722
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
Localities around Monga:
Northangera Northangera Budawang
Reidsdale Monga Buckenbowra
Reidsdale Araluen Buckenbowra

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. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Monga". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Monga". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. "Monga". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. "Monga school (2) in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  5. Information sign at Mongarlowe
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