Mungungo is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Mungungo had a population of 84 people.

Geography

Mungungo is in the

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region, north west of the state capital,

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History

The name ''Mungungo'' is believed to mean "darkness" or "night" in an unidentified Aboriginal language. Until 1929, the town was known as Waratah. Clonmel State School opened on 12 April 1926 and closed in 1967. It was on the eastern side of Monal Road (). The Mungungo Hall (also known as School of Arts) was officially opened with a dance on Saturday 13 July 1929. celebrated its 90th birthday in 2019. The now-abandoned

Gladstone to Monto railway line Byellee to Monto Branch Railway was a branch railway that branched off the Boyne Valley west of Gladstone in Queensland, Australia.The Boyne Valley region was predominantly a dairying region and a railway had little justification. However a bra ...

reached Mungungo in 1930 with two now-abandoned stations in the locality: * Crana railway station () * Mungungo railway station ()

Demographics

In the , the locality of Mungungo had a population of 77 people. In the , the locality of Mungungo had a population of 84 people.

Education

There are no schools in Mungungo. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Monto State School and Monto State High School, both in neighbouring

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to the south.

Amenities

Mungungo is well known for its pub which is one of the few available eateries in the area. Mungungo Public Hall is at 14 Harris Street ().

Attractions

The

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passes through Mungungo.

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