Smoko, Victoria

Smoko
Victoria
Entering Smoko
Smoko
Coordinates 36°49′36″S 147°04′07″E / 36.82667°S 147.06861°E / -36.82667; 147.06861Coordinates: 36°49′36″S 147°04′07″E / 36.82667°S 147.06861°E / -36.82667; 147.06861
Population 46 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 3741
Location
LGA(s) Alpine Shire
State electorate(s) Ovens Valley
Federal Division(s) Indi

Smoko 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]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Smoko". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 August 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Weird place names". The Age.

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