Kiata, Victoria

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Kiata
Victoria

Little Desert Hotel
Kiata
Coordinates 36°22′0″S 141°47′0″E / 36.36667°S 141.78333°E / -36.36667; 141.78333Coordinates: 36°22′0″S 141°47′0″E / 36.36667°S 141.78333°E / -36.36667; 141.78333
Population 251 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s) 3418
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Hindmarsh
State electorate(s) Lowan
Federal Division(s) Mallee

Kiata is a town in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The town is 359 kilometres (223 mi) north-west of the state capital of Melbourne, on the Western Highway. The population at the 2011 census was 251.[1]

Facilities

The only hotel in town is the Little Desert Hotel, which is open seven days a week.[2] Kiata is also home to Inverness Motors, a museum of collectable and vintage car.[3] The Kiata Camp Ground is located south of the town, on the edge of the Little Desert National Park. There is also the Kiata Hall which is located next to the Little Desert Hotel but now abandoned along with the toy shop next door.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/GL_VIC1338?opendocument&navpos=220
  2. ↑ http://dimboolabanner.com.au/newspaper/?p=218
  3. ↑ http://www.wimmeramalleetourism.com.au/our-towns/nhill-victoria

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