Khancoban

Khancoban
New South Wales
Entrance to Khancoban
Khancoban is located in New South Wales
Khancoban
Khancoban
Coordinates36°13′12″S 148°07′37″E / 36.22000°S 148.12694°E / -36.22000; 148.12694
Population304 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2642
Elevation337.0 m (1,106 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Snowy Valleys Council
CountySelwyn
State electorate(s)Albury
Federal division(s)Eden-Monaro
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.5 °C
69 °F
7.0 °C
45 °F
963.5 mm
37.9 in

Khancoban (/kænˈkbən/) is a small town in Snowy Valleys Council, New South Wales, Australia. The town is located 567 kilometres (352 mi) from the state capital, Sydney and 13 kilometres (8 mi) from the state border with Victoria, in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, near the upper reaches of the Murray River. At the 2016 census, Khancoban had a population of 304.[1]

Khancoban Post Office opened on 7 November 1876.[2]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Khancoban (state suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009