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
''Pandorea'' is a genus of nine species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae and is native to Australia, Malesia, New Guinea and New Caledonia. Plants in the genus ''Pandorea'' are mostly woody climbers with imparipinnate leaves arran ...
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Places in Australia
Queensland
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Wonga, Queensland, a town in Queensland
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Wonga Beach, Queensland
Wonga Beach is a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. The town of Wonga is within the locality. In the , Wonga Beach had a population of 975 people.
Geography
Wonga Beach is a beachside locality situated between the ...
, a locality in Queensland
Victoria
* Wonga, a town in
South Gippsland Shire, 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 an ...
, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria
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Arthurs Seat, Victoria, 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, e ...
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Simon Wonga
Simon Wonga (1824–1874), ngurungaeta and son of Billibellary, was an Aboriginal Australian elder, elder of the Wurundjeri people, who lived in the Melbourne area of Australia before European settlement. He was resolute that his people would su ...
(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 arre ...
or Wonga coup
* Wonga, a contest on the UK television show ''
The Big Breakfast''
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Wonga.com
Wonga.com, also known as Wonga, was a British payday loan firm that was founded in 2006. The company focused on offering short-term, high-cost loans to customers via online applications, and began processing its first loans in 2007. The firm op ...
, a UK high-interest payday loan company
See also
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Wunga (disambiguation)
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