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| pop = 26
| pop = 26
| pop_year = [[Census in Australia#2016|2016]]
| pop_year = [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]]
| pop_footnotes=<ref name=Census2016Y>{{cite web |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC60234?opendocument |title=2016 Census Quick Stats Golconda (Tas.) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=23 October 2017 |website=quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=18 May 2020 |quote=}}</ref>
| pop_footnotes=<ref name=Census2016Y>{{cite web |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC60234?opendocument |title=2016 Census Quick Stats Golconda (Tas.) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=23 October 2017 |website=quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=18 May 2020 |quote=}}</ref>
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| near-ne = Bridport
| near-ne = Bridport
| near-e = [[Nabowla, Tasmania|Nabowla]]
| near-e = [[Nabowla, Tasmania|Nabowla]]
| near-w = Wyena, [[Pipers Brook, Tasmania|Pipers Brook]]
| near-w = [[Wyena, Tasmania|Wyena]], [[Pipers Brook, Tasmania|Pipers Brook]]
| near-sw = Wyena
| near-sw = Wyena
| near-s = Lisle
| near-s = [[Lisle, Tasmania|Lisle]]
| near-se = Nabowla
| near-se = Nabowla
}}
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'''Golconda''' is a rural locality in the local government areas of [[City of Launceston|Launceston]] and [[Dorset Council (Australia)|Dorset]], in the [[Launceston LGA Region|Launceston]] and [[North-east LGA Region|North-east]] regions of [[Tasmania]]. It is located about {{convert|31|km}} south-west of the town of [[Scottsdale, Tasmania|Scottsdale]]. The [[Census in Australia#2016|2016]] census determined a population of 26 for the state suburb of Golconda.
'''Golconda''' is a rural locality in the local government areas of [[City of Launceston|Launceston]] and [[Dorset Council (Australia)|Dorset]], in the [[Launceston LGA Region|Launceston]] and [[North-east LGA Region|North-east]] regions of [[Tasmania]]. It is located about {{convert|31|km}} south-west of the town of [[Scottsdale, Tasmania|Scottsdale]]. The [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]] determined a population of 26 for the state suburb of Golconda.


==History==
==History==
The locality has the name of an ancient and now ruined city in India. It was gazetted as a locality in 1956.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1 |title=Placenames Tasmania – Golconda |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher=Placenames Tasmania |access-date=18 May 2020 |quote=Search, enter 1017F, Search, select row, show Details}}</ref>
The locality has the name of an ancient and now ruined city in India. It was gazetted as a locality in 1956.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1 |title=Placenames Tasmania – Golconda |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher=Placenames Tasmania |access-date=18 May 2020 |at=Search, enter 1017F, Search, select row, show Details}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
The Denison River passes through from west to north-east.<ref>{{google maps|url=https://goo.gl/maps/7HQLEogua9p3TmN6A |title=Golconda, Tasmania |accessdate=13 May 2020}}</ref>
The Denison River passes through from west to north-east.<ref>{{google maps|url=https://goo.gl/maps/7HQLEogua9p3TmN6A |title=Golconda, Tasmania |access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>


==Road infrastructure==
==Road infrastructure==
Route B81 route (Golconda Road) passes through from west to east. The C826 route (Ferny Hills Road) starts at an intersection with B81 in the centre and exits to the north.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=May 2017 |website= |publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment |access-date=18 May 2020 |quote=}}</ref>
Route B81 route (Golconda Road) passes through from west to east. The C826 route (Ferny Hills Road) starts at an intersection with B81 in the centre and exits to the north.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-08-01 |title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=May 2017 |website= |publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment |access-date=18 May 2020 |quote=}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Localities of City of Launceston]]
[[Category:Localities of City of Launceston]]
[[Category:Localities of Dorset Council]]
[[Category:Localities of Dorset Council (Australia)]]
[[Category:Towns in Tasmania]]
[[Category:Towns in Tasmania]]



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Latest revision as of 08:44, 7 June 2022

Golconda
Tasmania
Golconda is located in Tasmania
Golconda
Golconda
Coordinates41°12′03″S 147°17′49″E / 41.2007°S 147.2969°E / -41.2007; 147.2969
Population26 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7254
Location31 km (19 mi) SW of Scottsdale
LGA(s)Launceston, Dorset
RegionLaunceston, North-east
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)Bass
Localities around Golconda:
Pipers Brook Bridport Bridport
Wyena, Pipers Brook Golconda Nabowla
Wyena Lisle Nabowla

Golconda is a rural locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Dorset, in the Launceston and North-east regions of Tasmania. It is located about 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-west of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census determined a population of 26 for the state suburb of Golconda.

History[edit]

The locality has the name of an ancient and now ruined city in India. It was gazetted as a locality in 1956.[2]

Geography[edit]

The Denison River passes through from west to north-east.[3]

Road infrastructure[edit]

Route B81 route (Golconda Road) passes through from west to east. The C826 route (Ferny Hills Road) starts at an intersection with B81 in the centre and exits to the north.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 Census Quick Stats Golconda (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Placenames Tasmania – Golconda". Placenames Tasmania. Search, enter 1017F, Search, select row, show Details. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ Google (13 May 2020). "Golconda, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2020.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golconda,_Tasmania&diff=1091939897&oldid=959102539

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