Dargo, Victoria Explained

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.

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