Kaoota, Tasmania
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Town in Tasmania, Australia
Town in Tasmania, Australia
Kaoota | |
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Kaoota is located in Tasmania Kaoota Kaoota | |
| Coordinates: 43°01′35′′S 147°09′55′′E / 43.0264°S 147.1653°E / -43.0264; 147.1653 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Tasmania |
| Region | Hobart, South-east |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 202 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 7150 |
| Gazetted | 1971 |
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Localities around Kaoota Sandfly
Sandfly
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Kaoota
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Pelverata
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Margate
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Kaoota is a rural residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Kingborough and Huon Valley in the Hobart and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 202 for the state suburb of Kaoota.[2]
History
[edit ]Kaoota was gazetted as a locality in 1971. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for "dusk".[4]
The area was originally settled as a coal mining town.[5]
Geography
[edit ]Most of the boundaries are survey lines.[6]
Road infrastructure
[edit ]Route C621 (Pelverata Road) runs through from north to south-west.[4] [7]
References
[edit ]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kaoota (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Kaoota (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Yamazaki, D.; Ikeshima, D.; Tawatari, R.; Yamaguchi, T.; O'Loughlin, F.; Neal, J.C.; Sampson, C.C.; Kanae, S. & Bates, P.D. (31 May 2017). "A high accuracy map of global terrain elevations" . Geophysical Research Letters. 44 (11): 5844–5853. Bibcode:2017GeoRL..44.5844Y. doi:10.1002/2017GL072874 . hdl:1983/5567093b-7d5e-4ee9-988d-b0bf242c16f3 . Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Kaoota". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "335T", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 77" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Kaoota, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.