Wonga may refer to:
Species
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Wonga pigeon
The wonga pigeon (''Leucosarcia melanoleuca'') is a pigeon that inhabits areas in eastern Australia with its range being from Central Queensland to Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
Distribution and habitat
Previously they could be found ...
, a pigeon that inhabits areas in eastern Australia
* ''P. pandorana'' (wonga vine), a species of the genus ''
Pandorea''
Places in Australia
Queensland
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Wonga, Queensland, a town in Queensland
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Wonga Beach, Queensland, a locality in Queensland
Victoria
* Wonga, a town in
South Gippsland Shire
The Shire of South Gippsland is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the south-eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 29,576.
It includes the towns of Leongatha, Korumburra ...
, Victoria
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Wonga Park, Victoria
Wonga Park is a locality on the edge of Greater Melbourne, beyond the Melbourne Metropolitan Urban Growth Boundary area, 28 km north-east from Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Manningham and Maroondah a ...
, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria
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Arthurs Seat, Victoria
Arthurs Seat is a mountainous and small locality on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, about 85 km south east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local gover ...
, a mountainous and small locality, indigenous name Wonga
Other uses
* Wonga, a British
slang term for money
Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, ec ...
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Simon Wonga
Simon Wonga (1824–1874), ngurungaeta and son of Billibellary, was an elder of the Wurundjeri people, who lived in the Melbourne area of Australia before European settlement. He was resolute that his people would survive the "onslaught" of whi ...
(1824–1874), aboriginal elder
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2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt
The 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, also known as the Wonga Coup, failed to replace President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo with exiled opposition politician Severo Moto. Mercenaries organised by mainly British financiers were ar ...
or Wonga coup
* Wonga, a contest on the UK television show ''
The Big Breakfast
''The Big Breakfast'' is a British breakfast light entertainment television programme that was broadcast on Channel 4. Originally presented by Chris Evans and Gaby Roslin, the show was latterly presented by Mo Gilligan and AJ Odudu.
The p ...
''
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Wonga.com, a UK high-interest payday loan company
See also
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Wunga (disambiguation)
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