Tongowoko County Explained

Type:cadastral
Tongowoko
State:nsw
Near-Nw:Queensland
Near-N:Queensland
Near-Ne:Queensland
Near-E:Delalah
Near-Se:Yantara
Near-S:Yantara
Near-Sw:Evelyn
Near-W:Poole

Tongowoko County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located in the remote north-west of the state, south of the Queensland border.

The name Tongowoko is believed to be derived from a local Aboriginal word.

Parishes within this county

A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:

Parish LGA Coordinates
Unincorporated -29.3972°N 142.3344°W
Unincorporated -29.4442°N 142.5069°W
Unincorporated -29.2836°N 142.6236°W
Unincorporated -29.0428°N 142.6492°W
Churriga[1] Unincorporated
ConnulpieUnincorporated -29.2508°N 142.5469°W
Unincorporated -29.3825°N 142.0192°W
Unincorporated -29.6164°N 142.3881°W
Unincorporated -29.6164°N 142.5756°W
Mokely[2] Unincorporated
Unincorporated -29.5089°N 142.0189°W
Unincorporated -29.2828°N 142.2936°W
Unincorporated -29.0444°N 141.8706°W
Unincorporated -29.1303°N 142.3631°W
Unincorporated -29.5289°N 142.2311°W
Unincorporated
Unincorporated -29.2333°N 142.1575°W
Unincorporated -29.13°N 142.1811°W
Unincorporated -29.5817°N 141.8522°W
Unincorporated -29.0358°N 141.9653°W
Unincorporated -29.2086°N 142.0194°W
Unincorporated -29.0444°N 142.0536°W
Unincorporated -29.3433°N 142.5819°W

From 2009, the parishes of Tongowoko lie within Division A of the Western Livestock Health and Pest District,[3] along with Evelyn, Farnell, Fitzgerald, Mootwingee, Poole, Tandora, Yantara, and Yungnulgra Counties; some parishes of Killara, Yancowinna, and Young; and with Connulpie and Omura Parishes of Delalah County.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System .
  2. Web site: NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System .
  3. Rural Lands Protection Act 1998, Order – Section 6, Divisions of Western Livestock Health and Pest District . N.S.W. Government Gazette . 29 . 760–787 . 29 September 2022.