Metung
Metung | |
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Town centre on Metung Rd | |
Metung | |
| Coordinates: 37°53′0″S 147°51′0″E / 37.88333°S 147.85000°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 1,449 (2016 census) |
| Postcode | 3904 |
| Mean max temp | 19.2 °C (66.6 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 10.3 °C (50.5 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 731.7 mm (28.81 in) |
Metung is a town in East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town is 314 kilometres (195 mi) east of the state capital Melbourne and between the larger towns of Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance. It is on a small peninsula 31 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Bairnsdale, separating Lake King and Bancroft Bay on the Gippsland Lakes.
Metung is a popular holiday spot, near to larger towns but off any main routes itself. Many of the permanent inhabitants commute to work at Bairnsdale or Lakes Entrance.
Golfers play at the course of the Kings Cove Metung Golf Club on Kings Cove Boulevard.