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]
| Smoko Victoria | |
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 Entering Smoko | |
  Smoko | |
| Coordinates | 36°49′36″S 147°04′07″E / 36.82667°S 147.06861°E |
| Population | 46 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3741 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Alpine Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley |
| Federal division(s) | Indi |
References edit
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Smoko". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Weird place names". The Age.
External links edit
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