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Mangalore, Tasmania
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | town |
| name | Mangalore |
| state | tas |
| coordinates | |
| lga | Brighton, Southern Midlands |
| region | Hobart, Central |
| postcode | 7030 |
| pop | 422 |
| pop_year | 2016 census |
| pop_footnotes | |
| stategov | Lyons |
| fedgov | Lyons |
| location1 | Brighton |
| dist1 | 7 |
| dir1 | N |
| near-nw | Bagdad |
| near-n | Bagdad |
| near-ne | Campania |
| near-e | Tea Tree |
| near-w | Broadmarsh |
| near-sw | Broadmarsh |
| near-s | Pontville |
| near-se | Brighton |
| near-nw = Bagdad | near-n = Bagdad | near-ne = Campania | near-e = Tea Tree | near-w = Broadmarsh | near-sw = Broadmarsh | near-s = Pontville | near-se = Brighton
Mangalore is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Brighton and Southern Midlands in the Hobart and Central LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 km north of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census has a population of 422 for the state suburb of Mangalore. It is between the townships of Bagdad and Brighton, on the Midland Highway 32 km from the capital city of Hobart.
History
Mangalore was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It is named after the city of the same name in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Mangalore Post Office opened on 1 August 1891 and closed in 1969.
Geography
The Jordan River forms part of the southern boundary.
Road infrastructure
The Midland Highway (National Route 1) passes through from south-east to north-west. Route C186 (Black Brush Road) starts at an intersection with Route 1 and runs south-west until it exits.
References
References
- . (23 October 2017). ["2016 Census Quick Stats Mangalore (Tas.)"](https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC60376?opendocument). *Australian Bureau of Statistics*.
- . ["Placenames Tasmania – Mangalore"](https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1). *Placenames Tasmania*.
- Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions.
- "Mangalore, Tasmania".
- . (May 2017). ["Tasmanian Road Route Codes"](https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf). *Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment*.
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