Togari is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Circular Head
Circular Head Council is a local government body in Tasmania covering the far north-west mainland. It is classified as a rural local government area with a population of 8,066, and its major towns and localities include Arthur River, Marrawah ...
in the
North-west and west LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about south-west of the town of
Smithton. The
2016 census recorded a population of 97 for the state suburb of Togari.
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History
The locality was gazetted as Montagu Swamp in 1957, and re-gazetted as Togari in 1965. Togari had been used as a parish name since the 1890s. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “summit” or “crown”.
The area was used as a soldier settlement
Soldier settlement was the settlement of land throughout parts of Australia by returning discharged soldiers under soldier settlement schemes administered by state governments after World War I and World War II. The post-World War II settlemen ...
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Geography
The Arthur River forms most of the southern boundary. The Montagu River flows through from east to north-west and then forms part of the western boundary.
Road infrastructure
Route A2 ( Bass Highway) runs through from east to west.
References
Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Circular Head Council
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