Warragul
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Interactive map of Warragul | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 38°9′0″S 145°56′0″E / 38.15000°S 145.93333°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1840s | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 143.0 m (469.2 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 19,856 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 361/km2 (935/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3820 | ||||||||||||
| County | Buln Buln | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 19.2 °C (66.6 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 8.4 °C (47.1 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,020.2 mm (40.17 in) | ||||||||||||
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Warragul (/ˈwɒrəɡʊl/) is a town in Victoria, Australia, 102 kilometres (63 miles) south-east of Melbourne. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north. As of the 2021 census, the town had a population of 19,856 people. Warragul forms part of a larger urban area that includes nearby Drouin that had an estimated total population of 42,827 as of the 2021 census.
Warragul is the main population and service centre of the West Gippsland region and the Shire of Baw Baw. The surrounding area is noted for dairy farming and other niche agriculture and has long been producing gourmet foods.