Montagu, Tasmania Explained

Type:	town
Montagu
State:	tas
Pop:	92
Pop Footnotes:	^[1]
Postcode:	7330
Region:	North-west and west
Location1:	Smithton
Dist1:	19
Dir1:	NW
Lga:	Circular Head
Stategov:	Braddon
Fedgov:	Braddon
Near-Nw:	Robbins Passage
Near-N:	Robbins Passage
Near-Ne:	Robbins Passage
Near-E:	Scopus, Mella
Near-W:	West Montagu
Near-Sw:	West Montagu
Near-S:	Christmas Hills
Near-Se:	Christmas Hills

Montagu is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 92 for the state suburb of Montagu.^[1]

History

Montagu was gazetted as a locality in 1967. The Montagu River and the locality were named for John Montagu, who was Colonial Secretary of Van Diemen's Land from 1834 to 1842.^[2]

Geography

The Montagu River forms the western boundary, and the waters of Robbins Passage form the northern.

Road infrastructure

Route C215 (Montagu Road) runs through from east to west.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Robbins Passage and Boullanger Bay Important Bird Area

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Montagu (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Montagu . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "1125P", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
3. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 16 January 2021 .