Kaoota, Tasmania
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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Kaoota is a rural residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Kingborough and Huon Valley in the Hobart and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of the town of Kingston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 202 for the state suburb of Kaoota.[2]
Kaoota | |||||||||||||
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  Kaoota | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 43°01′35″S 147°09′55″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hobart, South-east | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 202 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7150 | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 1971 | ||||||||||||
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History
Kaoota was gazetted as a locality in 1971. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “dusk”.[3]
The area was originally settled as a coal mining town.[4]
Geography
Most of the boundaries are survey lines.[5]