Dongola is an unincorporated community in the

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province of

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, located within the single-tier municipality of

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at the intersection of Kawartha Lakes Road 45 (Monck Road) and Road 42 (Base Line Road). The former post-office village contains several households and no businesses. Today, Dongola is all but a

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. The site resembles any nearby rural area, surrounded by farmland and forests, with no signs of a centralized built-up area. The Dongola post office was opened on 1 June 1900, occupying three

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s. It remained in place until 2 November 1936, when the nearby

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post office established a

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through the village.Post Offices and Postmasters - Dongola - Library and Archives Canada

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