Dimboola

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Dimboola
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Main street in Dimboola
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of Victoria (Australia) .svg Victoria
Coordinates : 36 ° 27 ′  S , 142 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 27 ′  S , 142 ° 2 ′  E
Area : 3.1  km²
Residents : 1,424 (2016)
Population density : 459 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC {+} 10)
Postal code : 3414
LGA : Hindmarsh Shire
Dimboola (Victoria)
Dimboola
Dimboola

Dimboola is a town in the Australian state of Victoria . It is located in the local administrative area (LGA) Hindmarsh Shire on the Wimmera River in the region of the same name (Wimmera). According to the last Australian census in 2016, the population was 1,424.

geography

Dimboola is 391 kilometers southeast of Adelaide and 337 kilometers northwest of Melbourne , the capital of the state of Victoria. Nearby cities are Horsham (37 km) and Nhill (39 km).

To the southwest of Dimboola borders the Little Desert National Park , which is home to a large number of plant and animal species with an area of ​​approximately 1326 square kilometers. In the northwest you will find the Pink Lake as a natural attraction, the pink color of which is caused by the beta-carotene secreted by the algae in the lake .

Personalities

Born here

Individual evidence

  1. a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Dimboola ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2020.