Chakola

Town in New South Wales, Australia
36°05′57″S 149°10′02″E / 36.09917°S 149.16722°E / -36.09917; 149.16722Population47 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)2630Location
  • 100 km (62 mi) S of Canberra
  • 25 km (16 mi) N of Cooma
  • 381 km (237 mi) SW of Sydney
LGA(s)Snowy Monaro Regional CouncilRegionMonaroCountyBeresfordParishWoolumlaState electorate(s)MonaroFederal division(s)Eden-Monaro
Localities around Chakola:
Billilingra Billilingra Peak View
Murrumbucca Chakola Rose Valley
Murrumbucca Bunyan Bunyan

Chakola is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Region, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies on both sides of the Murrumbidgee River and both sides of the Numeralla River. It also lies on both sides of the Monaro Highway about 100 km south of Canberra and about 25 km north of Cooma. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 47.[1]

Chakola railway station opened with the extension of the Bombala railway line on 31 May 1889 and was originally called Umeralla. It was renamed Chakola on 1 April 1921 and closed on 8 February 1976.[4] The Cooma Monaro Railway operated rail motors on the line to Cooma from 1998 to 2014, but this operation is currently suspended due to the condition of the track.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Chakola". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Chakola". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 August 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Chakola". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Chakola station". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. ^ "What's New!". Cooma Monaro Railway. Retrieved 17 August 2017.


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