Mungungo

Mungungo
Queensland
Mungungo; Queensland
	Waratah Hotel at Mungungo, 2017
	Mungungo
Coordinates	24°46′01″S 151°09′50″E / 24.76694°S 151.16389°E
Population	77 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	4630
Location	488 km (303 mi) NW of Brisbane ; 162 km (101 mi) W of Bundaberg ; 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Monto ;
LGA(s)	North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Flynn

Mungungo is a locality in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The locality is in the North Burnett Region local government area, 488 kilometres (303 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2016 census, Mungungo had a population of 77.^[1]

The Gladstone to Monto railway line reached Mungungo in 1930. The name Mungungo is believed to mean "darkness" or "night" in an unidentified indigenous language. Until 1929, the town was known as Waratah.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mungungo". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ "Mungungo – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 23491)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

External links

Media related to Mungungo at Wikimedia Commons

Town map of Mungungo, 1984

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[ABS-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mungungo". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Mungungo – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 23491)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

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