Reekara, Tasmania Explained

Type:	town
Reekara
State:	tas
Pop:	26
Pop Footnotes:	^[1]
Lga:	King Island
Stategov:	Braddon
Fedgov:	Braddon
Postcode:	7256
Region:	North-west and west
Location1:	Currie
Dist1:	33
Dir1:	NE
Near-Nw:	Southern Ocean
Near-N:	Yambacoona
Near-Ne:	Bass Strait
Near-E:	Bass Strait
Near-W:	Southern Ocean
Near-Sw:	Southern Ocean
Near-S:	Bungaree, Sea Elephant
Near-Se:	Bass Strait

Reekara is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of King Island in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-east of the town of Currie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 26 for the state suburb of Reekara.^[1]

History

Reekara was gazetted as a locality in 1960. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “a long (boat) row”.^[2]

Geography

The waters of the Southern Ocean form the western boundary, and Bass Strait the eastern.

Road infrastructure

Route B25 (North Road) runs through from south to north.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Reekara (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Reekara . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "3247C", 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 .