Yanco

Yanco
New South Wales

Yanco Hotel, welcome sign and a Bills horse trough
Yanco
Coordinates 34°36′0″S 146°24′0″E / 34.60000°S 146.40000°E / -34.60000; 146.40000Coordinates: 34°36′0″S 146°24′0″E / 34.60000°S 146.40000°E / -34.60000; 146.40000
Population 505 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2703
Elevation 164 m (538 ft)
Location 3 km (2 mi) from Leeton
LGA(s) Leeton Shire
County Cooper
Parish Yarangery
State electorate(s) Murray
Federal Division(s) Riverina
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
24.0 °C
75 °F
11.4 °C
53 °F
391.4 mm
15.4 in

Yanco is a village with a population of 505 in Leeton Shire in south western New South Wales, Australia.[1] Yanco is a Wiradjuri aboriginal language word meaning the sound of running water.[2] Yanco is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Leeton along Irrigation Way. Yanco is home to the Powerhouse Museum, McCaughey Park, J Bush and Sons Abattoirs, Murrumbidgee College and Yanco Agricultural High School.

Yanco North Post Office opened on 1 March 1888. It was renamed Yanko in 1892 and Yanco in 1928.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Leeton Yanco (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. "Yanco". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.

External links

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