Type: | town |
Dargo | |
State: | vic |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Coordinates: | -37.4833°N 163°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Lga: | Shire of Wellington |
Lga2: | Alpine Shire |
Postcode: | 3862 |
Pop: | 99 |
Elevation: | 203 |
Stategov: | Gippsland East |
Fedgov: | Gippsland |
Dist1: | 314 |
Dir1: | E |
Location1: | Melbourne |
Dist2: | 100 |
Dir2: | N |
Location2: | Sale |
Dist3: | 68 |
Dir3: | N |
Location3: | Briagolong |
Dargo is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 348km (216miles) east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington. At the 2016 census, Dargo and the surrounding area had a population of 99. The median age of residents was 63.
The town provided a stopover for Victorian Gold Rush miners on their way to the goldfields of Grant, Talbotville, and Crooked River. The Post Office opened on 18 March 1868.
Today the town is a producer of timber and beef cattle, and outside these industries tourism has become a major source of revenue. The town is a popular destination for four-wheel drive enthusiasts, bushwalkers, sambar deer hunters, and trout fishermen. An annual Walnut Festival formerly ran through the Australian Easter holiday period and was usually well attended.