Mitiamo, Victoria
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Mitiamo is a town in northern Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Loddon, 222 kilometres (137.9 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...

, Mitiamo had a population of 76.

Mitiamo Post Office opened on 13 April 1875. The railway arrived in 1883.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Loddon Valley Football League
Loddon Valley Football League
The Loddon Valley Football League is based in Central Victoria.-History:The Loddon Valley Football League was formed in 1903 and is one of the oldest country leagues to have survived without a name change or amalgamation.-Current:...

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Golfers play at the course of the Mitiamo Golf Club on Cohuna Road.

Terrick Terrick National Park
Terrick Terrick National Park
Terrick Terrick National Park is a national park in Victoria, Australia, northwest of Melbourne, north of the town of Mitiamo and north of the City of Bendigo. It is an important remnant of Box-Ironbark forests and northern grass plains and is close to Kow Swamp, the site of a major...

 is located 4 km north of the town.

See also

  • Mitiamo railway station
    Mitiamo railway station, Victoria
    Mitiamo is a closed station located in the town of Mitiamo, on the Swan Hill railway line in Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers....

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