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Wapengo

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Bega Valley Shire Council NSW, PO Box 492, Wapengo, NSW 2550
02 6499 2222

Description

Wapengo is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire of New South Wales, Australia.

Wapengo is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire of New South Wales, Australia.At the 2016 census, Wapengo had a population of 69.It adjoins Wapengo Lake, which has been home to oyster farming operations since the 1890s.Wapengo Public School operated from 1881 to 1925. It was half-time with Cuttagee from October 1893 to January 1895 and with Murrah from January 1905 to September 1907.Wapengo Post Office opened on 1 July 1919 and closed on 23 July 1971.Historian Manning Clark and his linguist wife Dymphna Clark lived on a property at Wapengo, "Ness" for many years. A portrait of Manning Clark at Wapengo is on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 1 - 100

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 74.572 km2

Elevation: 4 to 10 metres

Town elevation: 8 m

Population number: 69

Local Government Area: Bega Valley Shire Council

Location

Bega Valley Shire Council NSW, PO Box 492, Wapengo, NSW 2550

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Wapengo, New South Wales