Smoko, Victoria
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  Smoko | |
| Coordinates | 36°49′36″S 147°04′07″E / 36.82667°S 147.06861°E |
| Population | 56 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3741 |
| Location |
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| 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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Smoko (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Weird place names". The Age.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Smoko". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
External links
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