Type: | town |
Piangil | |
State: | vic |
Lga: | Rural City of Swan Hill |
Postcode: | 3597 |
Pop: | 259 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | -35.05°N 143.3°W |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Stategov: | Mildura |
Fedgov: | Mallee |
Dist1: | 382 |
Dir1: | NW |
Location1: | Melbourne |
Dist2: | 46 |
Dir2: | NW |
Location2: | Swan Hill |
Near-Nw: | Natya |
Near-N: | Natya |
Near-Ne: | New South Wales |
Near-W: | Manangatang |
Near-E: | New South Wales |
Near-Sw: | Turoar |
Near-S: | Towan |
Near-Se: | Wood Wood, Miralie |
Piangil, once frequently spelled "Pyangil", is a town in the Mallee region of northern Victoria, Australia. It is approximately 382km (237miles) north west of the state capital, Melbourne and 46km (29miles) north west of the regional centre of Swan Hill. At the, Piangil and the surrounding rural area had a population of 259.[1]
Piangil Post Office opened on 17 June 1907 and was renamed Piangil North in 1918 when Piangil was relocated adjacent to the railway station. A new Piangil Post Office opened in 1921 and is still in operation.
Piangil Primary School closed in September 2015.[2]