Jerangle

Town in New South Wales, Australia
35°52′13″S 149°21′54″E / 35.87028°S 149.36500°E / -35.87028; 149.36500Population96 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)2630Elevation1,120 m (3,675 ft)Location
  • 366 km (227 mi) SW of Sydney
  • 112 km (70 mi) SSE of Canberra
  • 63 km (39 mi) NE of Cooma
LGA(s)Snowy Monaro Regional CouncilState electorate(s)MonaroFederal division(s)Eden-Monaro
Localities around Jerangle:
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Colinton Jerangle Jinden
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Jerangle is a locality in New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] The locality is in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area, 366 kilometres (227 mi) south of the state capital, Sydney and 112 kilometres (70 mi) south-east of the national capital, Canberra.[4] At the 2016 census, Jerangle had a population of 96.[1]

Jerangle has a cemetery, two churches, a school, a Country Women's Association hall and phone box.[citation needed] The main location is the school; Jerangle Public School. This school has had small numbers of students that range from 6 to 20.[citation needed] The school was established as a "house to house" school in 1884, but has operated at a permanent location since 1892, although generally as a "half-time" school until 1923.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jerangle (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Jerangle". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Jerangle". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Jerangle". Cooma-Monaro Shire Council. 17 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Jerangle Public School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 25 December 2017.


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