Murtoa

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Murtoa

Total population

780

Coordinates-36.62°, 142.47°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Murtoa is a town in Victoria, Australia, situated around Lake Marma on the Wimmera Highway, 305 kilometres (190 mi) north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. The town is in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area. At the 2021 census, Murtoa had a population of 865.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

John Cade

Australian psychiatrist (1912-1980)

Frank Caine

Australian rules footballer (1881-1930)

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Leo O'Connor

Australian first-class cricketer (1890-1985)

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Mary Delahunty

Australian politician and journalist

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Roy Laing

Australian rules footballer

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Arthur Sleith

Australian rules footballer (1917-2008)

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Hugh Delahunty

Australian politician

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Les Frauenfelder

Australian rules footballer

Amalie Colquhoun

Australian artist (1894-1974)

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Charlie Mullany

Australian rules footballer (1881–1937)

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Bob O'Donnell

Australian rules footballer (1870-1940)

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Ernest G. Moll

Australian-American poet and university professor (1900–1997)

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Harry Reade

Australian writer (1927–1998)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Victoria

• Jung
  6.1 mi away · pop. 89
• Rupanyup
  9.1 mi away · pop. 353
• Lubeck
  9.9 mi away
• Sheep Hills
  19.2 mi away
• Glenorchy
  22.8 mi away · pop. 77
• Wartook
  28.9 mi away
• Traynors Lagoon
  29.7 mi away
• Natimuk
  30.3 mi away · pop. 421
• Arkona
  30.6 mi away
• Halls Gap
  36.2 mi away · pop. 363
• Tarranyurk
  37 mi away
• Watchem
  39.2 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Murtoa, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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