Latrobe, Tasmania
Latrobe | |
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Mersey Community Hospital as seen from Perrin Court, 2007 | |
Latrobe | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′S 146°45′E / 41.233°S 146.750°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Tasmania |
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| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,169 (2016 census) |
| Postcode | 7307 |
| Mean max temp | 17.1 °C (62.8 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 8.4 °C (47.1 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 766.8 mm (30.19 in) |
Latrobe is a town in north-western Tasmania, Australia on the Mersey River. It is 8 km south-east of Devonport on the Bass Highway. It is the main centre of the Latrobe Council. At the 2006 census, Latrobe had a population of 2,843. By the 2016 census, this had increased to 4,169. The locality is in the Latrobe Council area, but with a mere 0.1% in the Kentish Council LGA.