Virginia, Northern Territory

Virginia
Darwin, Northern Territory

Population

1,475 (2006)^[1]

Established

1869

Postcode(s)

0835

Location

31.3 km (19 mi) from Darwin
11.4 km (7 mi) from Palmerston

LGA(s)

Litchfield Municipality

Territory electorate(s)

Goyder

Federal Division(s)

Solomon

Suburbs around Virginia:
Mitchell	Howard Springs	Howard Springs
Southport	Virginia	McMinns Lagoon
Southport	Southport	Bees Creek

Virginia is an outer rural area of Darwin. It is 31 kilometres (19 mi) 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.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Virginia (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 March 2008.

External links

http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#v

Coordinates: 12°32′54″S 131°01′03″E / 12.548285°S 131.017405°E / -12.548285; 131.017405

Suburbs and towns of the Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory

Outer Darwin	Bees Creek Coolalinga Freds Pass Girraween Holtze Howard Springs Humpty Doo Knuckey Lagoon McMinns Lagoon Noonamah Virginia Mickett Creek

Western Rural	Berry Springs Blackmore Channel Island Darwin River Fly Creek Livingstone Southport Tumbling Waters Weddell Wickham

Eastern Rural	Acacia Hills Black Jungle Gunn Point Herbert Hughes Lambells Lagoon Lloyd Creek Manton Middle Point Murrumujuk Daly Glyde Point Koolpinyah Shoal Bay Wak Wak

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