Dimboola

Dimboola is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. It is in the local government area ( LGA) Hindmarsh Shire on the Wimmera River in the same region ( Wimmera ) located. According to the last census in Australia in 2006, the population was 1863.

Geography

Dimboola is located 391 km south east of Adelaide and 337 kilometers northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria. Nearby cities are Horsham (37 miles) and Nhill (39 km).

South-west of Dimboola borders the Little Desert National Park, which houses with an area of ​​about 1326 square kilometers, a variety of plant and animal species. In the northwest you will find a natural attraction to the Pink Lake, the pink coloring is caused by the departing from occurring in the lake algal beta-carotene.

Personalities

Born here

  • Richard Henry Dalitz, physicists
  • Hans Bay, politicians
States and territories of Australia Local government areas of Australia Shire of Hindmarsh Horsham (Victoria) Little-Desert-Nationalpark Australian Bureau of Statistics
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