| Metung Victoria | |||||||||
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 Town centre on Metung Rd | |||||||||
  Metung | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°53′0″S 147°51′0″E / 37.88333°S 147.85000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 1,449 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3904 | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of East Gippsland | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gippsland East | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||
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Metung is a town in East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town is 314 kilometres (195 mi) east of the state capital Melbourne and between the larger towns of Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance. It is on a small peninsula 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Bairnsdale, separating Lake King and Bancroft Bay on the Gippsland Lakes.
Metung Post Office opened on 2 June 1879.[2]
Metung is a popular holiday spot, near to larger towns but off any main routes itself. Many of the permanent inhabitants commute to work at Bairnsdale or Lakes Entrance.
Golfers play at the course of the Kings Cove Metung Golf Club on Kings Cove Boulevard.[3]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Metung (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ Golf Select, Kings Cove, retrieved 11 May 2009
