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Warrnambool
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Warrnambool ( ; Maar: Peetoop or Wheringkernitch or Warrnambool) is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 32,894. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Allansford) marks the western end of the Great Ocean Road and the southern end of the Hopkins Highway.
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- Locality
- Warrnambool
- Region
- Victoria
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 32,894
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
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Key facts
- Australian place.type
- city
- Australian place.name
- Warrnambool
- Australian place.state
- vic
- Australian place.image
- View from Pickering Point, Warrnambool.JPG
- Australian place.caption
- Warrnambool foreshore from Pickering Point
- Australian place.pop
- 32,894
- Australian place.lga
- City of Warrnambool
- Australian place.use_lga_map
- yes
- Australian place.postcode
- 3280
- Australian place.est
- 1855
- Australian place.timezone
- AEST
- Australian place.utc
- +10
- Australian place.maxtemp
- 17.9
- Australian place.mintemp
- 9.6
- Australian place.rainfall
- 741.9
- Australian place.timezone dst
- AEST
- Australian place.utc dst
- +11
- Australian place.stategov
- South-West Coast
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 32894
- Elevation
- 24
- Image
- Warrnambool, Victoria.JPG
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- Commons category
- Warrnambool
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- Warrnambool, Victoria
- postal code
- 3280
- male population
- 14118
- female population
- 15541
- inception
- 1855-00-00
- native label
- Warrnambool
- P12749
- Microsoft
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Travel guide
Understand
It is 260 km west of Melbourne, and has a population of 35,000 (2018). It is the largest town in southwestern Victoria and makes a good base for travellers to explore the surrounding area.
See
thumb|right|280px|Replica maritime village at Flagstaff Hill
Sleep
There is lots of accommodation, including motels and rental houses.
Connect
Telstra has proper 4G coverage here.
Go next
Wind your way west on the world's largest war memorial; the Great Ocean Road Complete a GOR trip at Port Fairy
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
26 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin of name
- Aboriginal Australians
- European maritime exploration
- British settlement
- Climate
- Cityscape
- Culture
- Media
- Sport
- Economy
- Demographics
- Governance
- Education
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Environment
- Transport
- Health
- Notable people
- Sportspeople
- Sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Warrnambool ( ; Maar: Peetoop or Wheringkernitch or Warrnambool) is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 32,894. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Allansford) marks the western end of the Great Ocean Road and the southern end of the Hopkins Highway.
== History == ===Origin of name=== The name "Warrnambool" originated from Mount Warrnambool, a scoria cone volcano 25 kilometres northeast of the town. Warrnambool (or Warrnoobul) was the title of both the volcano and the clan of Aboriginal Australian people who lived there. In the local language, the prefix Warnn- designated home or hut, while the meaning of the suffix -ambool is now unknown. William Fowler Pickering, the colonial government surveyor who in 1845 was tasked with the initial planning of the township, chose to name the town Warrnambool. The traditional Indigenous owners of the land today are the Dhauwurd Wurrung people, also known as the Gunditjmara.
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