Erriba, Tasmania
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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Erriba is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 37 kilometres (23 mi) south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 47 for the state suburb of Erriba.[1]
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| Coordinates: 41°26′24″S 146°06′48″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 47 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7310 | ||||||||||||
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History
Erriba was gazetted as a locality in 1965. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “cockatoo”.[2]
A post office of that name was opened in 1910.[3]
Geography
The Wilmot River forms the western boundary, and the Forth River forms part of the eastern.[4]