Cygnet, Tasmania

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Cygnet
Tasmania
Population: 802[1]
Postcode: 7112
Location:
LGA: Huon Valley Council
State District: Franklin
Federal Division: Franklin

Cygnet is a small town 55 kilometres south west of Hobart, in the Huon Valley in Tasmania. At the 2001 census, Cygnet had a population of 802.[1]

There are three pubs, two petrol stations (one with an ATM ), a Commonwealth Bank (but no ATM), and an IGA Supermarket which also hires DVDs. Cygnet also hosts many cafes, a hardware store, a couple of backpackers hostels and a Camping Ground. There are also several art studios, a print workshop with an old print press, a library linked to the collection of the State Library of Tasmania and a museum.

Events in Cygnet include the Cygnet Folk Festival [1] and the Harvest Festival. There are also some film festivals and art exhibitions. [2]

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Coordinates: 43°09′S, 147°04′E