Virginia, Northern Territory Explained

Type:suburb
Virginia
City:Darwin
State:nt
Alternative Location Map:Australia Darwin
Coordinates:-12.5448°N 131.0192°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Lga:Litchfield Municipality
Postcode:0834
Est:1869
Pop:1,836
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Dist1:31.3
Location1:Darwin City
Dist2:11.4
Location2:Palmerston
Stategov:Goyder
Fedgov:Lingiari
Near-S:Weddell
Near-W:Zuccoli
Mitchell
Weddell
Near:Virginia
Footnotes:Adjoining suburbs[2] [3]

Virginia is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 31km (19miles) south east of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the Litchfield Municipality. The suburb is mostly a rural area, but has been experiencing strong growth in population and development. Settlement of the suburb began in 1869, after George McLachlan surveyed the small satellite town. Virginia has been used as a name for the area since the 1870s.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place Names Register Extract for "Virginia" . NT Place Names Register . Northern Territory Government . 23 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Virginia . NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory . Northern Territory Government . 9 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Litchfield Municipality Localities . Place Names Committee . Northern Territory Government . 9 May 2019.