Sheffield, Tasmania

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Sheffield
Tasmania

Mount Roland from lookout at Sheffield.
Population: 990 (2001)[1]
Time zone:

 • Summer (DST)

AEST (UTC+10)

AEDT (UTC+11)

LGA: Kentish Council
State District: Lyons
Federal Division: Lyons
A mural of an early trader in the Sheffield area, painted on the Chinese takeaway shop
A mural of an early trader in the Sheffield area, painted on the Chinese takeaway shop
MuralFest 2006
MuralFest 2006

Sheffield is a town situated 20 km inland from Devonport on the North West Coast of Tasmania, Australia's island state. It has become a major tourist attraction due to it becoming a town of murals. Murals helped to increase the town population. The township has a population of approximately 1000 inhabitants. Cradle Mountain is located approximately 1 hour south west of the township.

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Coordinates: 41°23′S, 146°20′E


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