Yanco
| Yanco New South Wales | |||||||
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 Yanco Hotel, welcome sign and a Bills horse trough | |||||||
  Yanco | |||||||
| Coordinates | 34°36′0″S 146°24′0″E / 34.60000°S 146.40000°ECoordinates: 34°36′0″S 146°24′0″E / 34.60000°S 146.40000°E | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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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 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Leeton Yanco (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "Yanco". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
External links
Media related to Yanco, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceding station | NSW Branch lines | Following station | ||
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towards Griffith | Griffith-Yanco line | Terminus | ||
towards Hay | Hay Line | towards Junee |
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