Promised Land, Tasmania
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 Lower crackpot, 7308 at Promised Land, Tasmania | |||||||||||||
  Promised Land | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 41°23′S 146°20′E / 41.383°S 146.333°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1859 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 44 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 19.2 °C (66.6 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 8.7 °C (47.7 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,179.1 mm (46.42 in) | ||||||||||||
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Promised Land is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south-west of the town of Sheffield. The 2016 census has a population of 44 for the state suburb of Promised Land.[2]
History
Promised Land was gazetted as a locality in 1957.[4]
Geography
The waters of Lake Barrington form the western boundary.[5]
Road infrastructure
Route C140 (Staverton Road) passes through from north-east to south.[4][6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Promised Land (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Promised Land (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ Bureau of Meteorology Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Promised Land". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "2705G", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Promised Land, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
