Reekara
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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Reekara is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of King Island in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 33 kilometres (21 mi) north-east of the town of Currie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 26 for the state suburb of Reekara.[1]
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| Coordinates: 39°45′20″S 144°02′03″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 26 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7256 | ||||||||||||
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History
Reekara was gazetted as a locality in 1960. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “a long (boat) row”.[2]
Geography
The waters of the Southern Ocean form the western boundary, and Bass Strait the eastern.[3]
