Korumburra
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Korumburra | |
| Coordinates: 38°26′0″S 145°49′0″E / 38.43333°S 145.81667°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Location | |
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| Elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,869 (2021 census) |
| Postcode | 3950 |
| County | Buln Buln |
| Mean max temp | 17.8 °C (64.0 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 8.0 °C (46.4 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 1,135 mm (44.7 in) |
Korumburra /ˌkʌrəmˈbʌrə/ is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. It is located on the South Gippsland Highway, 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-east of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland Shire local government area. At the 2021 census Korumburra had an urban population of 3,639. Surrounded by rolling green hills, the town is 227 metres (745 ft) above the sea level of coastal Inverloch, about 28 km (17 mi) away.
Established around 1889, the town's prosperity grew for many years based on coal mining, which lasted until around 1962. A coal-miners' strike affected the town in 1937, during the Depression years.