Porepunkah Victoria | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 36°41′0″S 146°54′0″E / 36.68333°S 146.90000°E | ||||||||
Population | 1,024 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3740 | ||||||||
Elevation | 280 m (919 ft)[2] | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | Alpine Shire | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Ovens Valley | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Indi | ||||||||
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Porepunkah is a town in northeast Victoria, Australia on the Great Alpine Road, at the foot of Mount Buffalo 320 kilometres (199 mi) northeast of the state capital, Melbourne and 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Bright. It is part of Alpine Shire local government area and on the banks of the Ovens River, near the Buckland River junction. At the 2016 census, Porepunkah had a population of 941.[3]