| Buchan Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Buchan landscape looking from township toward footbridge over the Buchan River and football ground | |||||||||||||||
  Buchan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°29′0″S 148°10′0″E / 37.48333°S 148.16667°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 236 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3885 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of East Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gippsland East | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
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Buchan (/bʌkən/ BUCK-ən) is a town in the east Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town is situated adjacent to the Buchan River, in the Shire of East Gippsland, upstream from the river's junction with the Snowy River. At the 2011 census, Buchan and the surrounding area had a population of 385.[1] The town is most well known for the limestone Buchan Caves.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Buchan (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
