Promised Land, Tasmania
Place in Tasmania, Australia
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Promised Land 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 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census recorded a population of 44 for the state suburb of Promised Land.[2]
Promised Land | |||||||||||||
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Lower crackpot, 7308 at Promised Land, Tasmania | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 41°23′S 146°20′E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1859 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 44 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 19.2 °C (66.6 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 8.7 °C (47.7 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,179.1 mm (46.42 in) | ||||||||||||
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History
Promised Land was gazetted as a locality in 1957.[3]
Geography

The waters of Lake Barrington form the western boundary.[4]