Lakes Entrance, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lakes Entrance is a seaside resort and fishing port in eastern Victoria, Australia. It is situated approximately 320 kilometres (200 mi) east of Melbourne, near a managed, artificial channel connecting the Gippsland Lakes to Bass Strait. At the 2016 census, Lakes Entrance had a population of 4,810.[2]
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Lakes Entrance Victoria | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°52′0″S 147°59′0″E | ||||||||
Population | 5,145 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3909 | ||||||||
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of East Gippsland | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gippsland East | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Gippsland | ||||||||
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The township was originally named Cunninghame, the Post Office of that name opening on 5 February 1870. It was renamed Lakes Entrance on 1 January 1915.[3]