Khancoban

Khancoban
New South Wales

Aerial photo from the west

Khancoban

Coordinates

36°13′12″S 148°07′37″E / 36.22000°S 148.12694°ECoordinates: 36°13′12″S 148°07′37″E / 36.22000°S 148.12694°E

Population

281 (2006 census)^[1]

Postcode(s)

2642

Elevation

337.0 m (1,106 ft)

Location

567 km (352 mi) SW of Sydney
453 km (281 mi) NE of Melbourne
151 km (94 mi) E of Albury
20 km (12 mi) N of Corryong

LGA(s)

Snowy Valleys Council

Mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
20.5 °C ^{69 °F}	7.1 °C ^{45 °F}	973.1 mm ^{38.3 in}

Khancoban /kæn.ˈkoʊbən/ is a small town in Snowy Valleys Council, New South Wales, Australia. The town is located 567 kilometres (352 mi) from the state capital, Sydney and 13 kilometres (8 mi) from the state border with Victoria, in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, near the upper reaches of the Murray River. At the 2006 census, Khancoban had a population of 281.^[1]

Khancoban Post Office opened on 7 November 1876.^[2]

The town is a popular launching place for tourists exploring the Snowy Mountains area including Kosciuszko National Park. Khancoban is linked to Jindabyne and Cooma by the Alpine Way, a scenic route that takes travellers past the ski resort of Thredbo. The closest regional centre is Corryong, 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the west in Victoria.

Khancoban was constructed to house workers involved in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, Australia's largest engineering project, designed to provide hydro-electric power and water for irrigation to vast areas of the nation. The town is still mainly populated by workers employed by Snowy Hydro Limited working in places such as Murray 1 and Murray 2 Power Stations.

Gallery

Entering Khancoban
Khancoban Hotel
Community hall

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Khancoban (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009

External links

Media related to Khancoban, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons

Tumbarumba Shire Council - Official Site
Koscuiszko National Park - NPWS site
Snowy Mountains Tourist Site
Snowy Hydro Limited - Official Site

Snowy Mountains Scheme

Reservoirs	Blowering Reservoir Deep Creek Reservoir Lake Eucumbene Geehi Reservoir Guthega Reservoir Happy Jacks Pondage Island Bend Pondage Lake Jindabyne Jounama Pondage Khancoban Pondage Murray Two Pondage Talbingo Reservoir Tantangara Reservoir Tooma Reservoir Tumut Pond Reservoir Tumut Two Pondage

Dams	Blowering Deep Creek Eucumbene Geehi Guthega Happy Jacks Island Bend Jindabyne Jounama Khancoban Murray Two Talbingo Tantangara Tooma Tumut Pond Tumut Two Dam

Power stations	Blowering Guthega Jindabyne Dam Mini Hydro (under construction [2011]) Jounama Small Hydro Murray 1 Murray 2 Tumut 1 Tumut 2 Tumut 3 Tumut 3 Micro Hydro

Townships relocated	Adaminaby Jindabyne Talbingo

Company towns	Cabramurra

Tourist facilities	Snowy Scheme Museum

Towns and localities in Snowy Valleys Council local government area

Adelong Argalong Bangadang Batlow Bimberi Black Creek Blowering Bogong Peaks Wilderness Bombowlee Bombowlee Creek Brindabella Bringenbrong Brungle Brungle Creek Buddong Burra Cabramurra Califat Cooleman Cooleys Creek Courabyra Couragago Darlow Ellerslie Gadara Geehi Gilmore Glenroy Gocup Goobarragandra Grahamstown Green Hills Greg Greg Indi Jagumba Jagungal Wilderness Jingellic Jones Bridge Khancoban Killimicat Kosciuszko Kunama Lacmalac Laurel Hill Little River Long Plain Lower Bago Mannus Maragle Minjary Mount Adrah Mount Horeb Munderoo Mundongo Murray Gorge Nurenmerenmong Ournie Paddys River Pilot Wilderness Pinbeyan Red Hill Rosewood Sandy Gully Sharps Creek Talbingo Taradale Tooma Tumbarumba Tumorrama Tumut Tumut Plains Welaregang Wereboldera Wermatong Westdale Westwood Willigobung Windowie Wondalga Wyangle Yarrangobilly Yaven Creek

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Landmarks	Charles Sturt University Ettamogah Pub Hume Dam Hume Power Station Hume and Hovell Track Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Wyangala Dam

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