Avoca may refer to:
Places
Australia
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Avoca, New South Wales
Avoca () is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.
Situated 700 m above sea level, Avoca is just 15 minutes drive from bigger towns such as Bowral and Moss Vale and around 25 minutes driv ...
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Avoca Beach, New South Wales
Avoca Beach is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney. Avoca Beach is primarily a residential suburb, Avoca Beach is also a popular tourist destination. Avoca Beach is known for its su ...
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Avoca Lake
The Avoca Lake, formerly known as Avoca Lagoon and as Bulbararing Lagoon, is an intermittently closed intermediate saline coastal lagoon that is located on the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Avoca Lake is located between the ...
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North Avoca, New South Wales
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Avoca, Tasmania
Avoca is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Northern Midlands (99%) and Break O'Day (1%) in the Central and North-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Longford. The 2021 census ...
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Avoca, Queensland
Avoca is a suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Avoca had a population of 4,904 people. Geography
Avoca is bordered by the Burnett River to the north and west, and the suburb of Millbank and Isis Highw ...
, a suburb of Bundaberg
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Avoca, Victoria
Avoca is a town in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia, north west of Ballarat. It is one of two main towns in the Pyrenees Shire, the other being Beaufort to the south.
Geography
The town stands in the gently undulating basin of the ...
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Avoca River
The Avoca River, an inland intermittent river of the northcentral catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower Riverina bioregion and Central Highlands and Wimmera regions of the Australian state of Victoria. The head ...
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Avoca Dell, South Australia
Avoca Dell is a hamlet and north suburban locality of Murray Bridge on the east (left) bank of the Murray River
The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southe ...
, on the northeastern outskirts of Murray Bridge
Canada
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Avoca Ravine, Toronto, Ontario
Ireland
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Avoca, County Wicklow
Avoca () is a small town near Arklow, in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is situated on the River Avoca.
The Avoca area has been associated with its copper mines for many years and the valley has been celebrated by Thomas Moore in the song " The M ...
, the village
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River Avoca
The Avoca ( ga, Abhainn Abhóca) is a river in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is contained completely within the county. Its length is 35 miles (56.3 km).
The Avoca starts life as two rivers, the Avonmore () and the Avonbeg (). These jo ...
, in County Wicklow
New Zealand
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Avoca, New Zealand, a locality in the Canterbury Region
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Avoca River (Canterbury)
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Avoca River (Hawke's Bay)
South Africa
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Avoca, Durban
Avoca is a northern suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is administered by the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and its postal code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the worl ...
, a suburb in KwaZulu-Natal
United States
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Avoca, Arkansas
Avoca is a town in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 488 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas region.
It is named after the town of Avoca in Ireland.
History
Avoca was platted in 1881. A post office ...
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Avoca, Florida Avoca is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north ...
, an unincorporated community in Hamilton County
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Avoca Township, Livingston County, Illinois
Avoca Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois, Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 405 and it contained 149 housing units.
Avoca Township is situated in the southern part of Livingston County, and i ...
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Avoca, Indiana
Avoca is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marshall Township, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 583.
History
Avoca was platted in 1819. The community likely took its name ...
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Avoca, Iowa
Avoca (Irish: Abhóca, meaning 'the great river') is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,672 at the 2020 census.
History
Avoca was founded in 1869 in connection with the construction of the Chicago, Rock Isl ...
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Avoca, Louisville
Avoca is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nomina ...
, Kentucky
*Avoca in
Kenockee Township, Michigan
Kenockee Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,470 at the 2010 Census.
Communities
A couple of unincorporated communities are within the township:
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Avoca, Minnesota
Avoca () is a city in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is just south ...
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Avoca, Nebraska
Avoca is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 178 at the 2020 census.
History
Avoca was platted in 1882 when a new railroad line was extended to that point. The village is named after the River Avoca, in Irelan ...
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Avoca, New York
Avoca is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 1,996 at the 2020 census.
The Town of Avoca has a village named Avoca. The town is in the northern part of the county, northwest of Bath, New York.
History
The ...
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Avoca (village), New York
Avoca is a village located in the Town of Avoca in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 946 at the 2010 census.
The Village of Avoca is located in the eastern part of the town, northwest of Bath.
History
Avoca was the f ...
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Avoca Township, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
Avoca Township was located in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. It should not be confused with Avoca, which was a smaller community inside the township.
Location
Avoca township was located in southeastern Pottawatomie County, with Konawa Municipal ...
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Avoca, Oklahoma
Avoca was a small town in Avoca Township, located in southeastern Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Territory. The post office was established in 1894 and closed permanently in 1906.
Avoca Township
Avoca should not be confused with Avoca Township ...
, a former small town in Avoca Township
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Avoca, Pennsylvania
Avoca is a borough within the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is located northeast of Wilkes Barre and southwest of Scranton. The population was 2,501 at the time of the 2020 census. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Internation ...
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Avoca, Texas
Avoca ( ) is an unincorporated community in Jones County, Texas, United States.
It is on State Highway 6 at the intersection of Farm-to-Market Roads 600 and 1636, 8 mi southeast of Stamford. Avoca is part of the Abilene, Texas metropolitan ...
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Avoca (Altavista, Virginia), a historic home in Campbell County
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Avoca, West Virginia
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Avoca, Wisconsin
Avoca is a village in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 637 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named after Avoca in Ireland.
Geography
Avoca is located at (43.183853, -90. ...
Other uses
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Avoca Handweavers
Avoca Handweavers, now mostly known simply as 'Avoca'', is a clothing manufacturing, retail and food business in Ireland. The company began in Avoca, County Wicklow and is the oldest working woollen mill in Ireland and one of the world's oldes ...
, an Irish clothing manufacturing, retail and food business
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Avoca Hockey Club
Avoca Hockey Club (Irish language, Irish: ''Cumann Haca Abhóca'') is a field hockey club based at Newpark Comprehensive School in Blackrock, Dublin. The club was originally founded in 1895 in Ireland, 1895 and a women's team was added in 1973. ...
, a field hockey club in Dublin, Ireland
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Vale of Avoca (disambiguation)
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