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| 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-e = [[Nabowla, Tasmania|Nabowla]] |
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| near-w = Wyena, [[Pipers Brook, Tasmania|Pipers Brook]] |
| near-w = [[Wyena, Tasmania|Wyena]], [[Pipers Brook, Tasmania|Pipers Brook]] |
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| near-s = Lisle |
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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 [[ |
'''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. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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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 | |
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> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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The Denison River passes through from west to north-east.<ref>{{google maps|url=https://goo.gl/maps/7HQLEogua9p3TmN6A |title=Golconda, Tasmania | |
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> |
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==Road infrastructure== |
==Road infrastructure== |
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Golconda Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°12′03″S 147°17′49″E / 41.2007°S 147.2969°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 26 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7254 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 31 km (19 mi) SW of Scottsdale | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Launceston, Dorset | ||||||||||||||
Region | Launceston, North-east | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ "2016 Census Quick Stats Golconda (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Placenames Tasmania – Golconda". Placenames Tasmania. Search, enter 1017F, Search, select row, show Details. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Google (13 May 2020). "Golconda, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "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.