Eromanga, Queensland
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| Eromanga Queensland |
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| Population: | 35 [1] |
| Postcode: | 4480 |
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| LGA: | Quilpie Shire Council |
| State District: | Gregory |
| Federal Division: | Maranoa |
Eromanga is a small town in Southwest Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Eromanga had a population of 171.[1]
The town lies on the edge of what is called the Eromanga Inland Sea, which existed in the Early Cretaceous. Its claim to fame is abundant oil wells, and opal mines, and of course many pioneering cattle and sheep property owners that came and took up land in the 1860's. The name of the Town Eromanga goes back as far as about 1860. Eromanga is also noted as being the town in Australia located the furthest from any Ocean.[citation needed]
The town was also referenced in the Anime Ninja Nonsense for its names similarity to the term ero manga (literally meaning erotic manga)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Eromanga (Quilpie Shire) (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
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