Dargo, Victoria
Dargo | |
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The Dargo Hotel | |
Dargo | |
| Coordinates: 37°29′S 147°16′E / 37.483°S 147.267°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 105 (2021 census) |
| Postcode | 3862 |
| Mean max temp | 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 9.2 °C (48.6 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 874.3 mm (34.42 in) |
Dargo is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 348 kilometres (216 mi) east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington. At the 2016 census, Dargo and the surrounding area had a population of 99. The median age of residents was 63.
The town provided a stopover for Victorian gold rush miners on their way to the goldfields of Grant, Talbotville, and Crooked River. The Post Office opened on 18 March 1868.
Today the town is a producer of timber and beef cattle, and outside these industries tourism has become a major source of revenue. The town is a popular destination for four-wheel drive enthusiasts, bushwalkers, sambar deer hunters, and trout fishermen. An annual Walnut Festival formerly ran through the Australian Easter holiday period and was usually well attended.