Pawtella,_Tasmania

Pawtella, Tasmania

Pawtella, Tasmania

Town in Tasmania, Australia

Pawtella is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Southern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census recorded a population of 39 for the state suburb of Pawtella.[1]

Quick Facts Pawtella Tasmania, Coordinates ...

History

Pawtella was gazetted as a locality in 1972. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for ringtail possum.[2]

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.[3]

Road infrastructure

Route C309 (Nala Road) runs through from north to south.[2][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "2016 Census Quick Stats Pawtella (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Placenames Tasmania – Pawtella". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1182L", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. [3]
    Google (16 January 2021). "Pawtella, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.


Stub icon

This Tasmania geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Pawtella,_Tasmania, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.