| Yanco New South Wales | |||||||||
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 Yanco Hotel, welcome sign and a Bills horse trough | |||||||||
  Yanco | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°36′0″S 146°24′0″E / 34.60000°S 146.40000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 432 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2703 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 164 m (538 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | 3 km (2 mi) from Leeton | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Leeton Shire | ||||||||
| County | Cooper | ||||||||
| Parish | Yarangery | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||
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Yanco is a village with a population of 432 in Leeton Shire in south western New South Wales, Australia.[1] Yanco is a Wiradjuri aboriginal language word meaning the sound of running water.[2] Yanco is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Leeton along Irrigation Way. Yanco is home to the Powerhouse Museum, McCaughey Park, Murrumbidgee Rural Studies Centre and Yanco Agricultural High School. Murrumbidgee Irrigation builds the Roach’s Surge Reservoir near Yanco, holding up to 5 million tonnes of water.[3]
Yanco North Post Office opened on 1 March 1888. It was renamed Yanko in 1892 and Yanco in 1928.[4]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yanco (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Yanco". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "MIA one step closer to full automation". www.mirrigation.com.au.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 February 2021.
