Wog Wog

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Wog Wog
New South Wales
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Corang River looking east with Wog Wog on the right and Corang on the left
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Wog Wog
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 35°15′56″S150°03′04″E / 35.26556°S 150.05111°E / -35.26556; 150.05111 Coordinates: 35°15′56″S150°03′04″E / 35.26556°S 150.05111°E / -35.26556; 150.05111
Population15 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2622
Location
LGA(s) Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Region Southern Tablelands
County St Vincent
Parish Wog Wog
State electorate(s) Monaro
Federal Division(s) Eden-Monaro
Localities around Wog Wog:
Oallen Oallen Corang
Oallen Wog Wog Corang
Tomboye Charleys Forest Budawang

Wog Wog is a locality in the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the south side of the Corang River and to the east of the road from Braidwood to Nowra about 34 km north of Braidwood and 96 km southwest of Nowra. [2] [3] At the 2016 census, it had a population of 15. [1] It consists mainly of forest, including parts of the Morton National Park. Its eastern boundary runs along the Budawang Range and includes Wog Wog Mountain and Corang Peak.

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wog Wog". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 April 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Wog Wog". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Wog Wog". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 April 2018.