Kapooka

Kapooka a suburb in the south-west of , New South Wales, Australia. Kapooka is home to the Department of Defence's Blamey Barracks from where the Army Recruit Training Centre conducts its operations.
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  • Type: Suburb with 1,250 residents
  • Description: locality in New South Wales, Australia
  • Also known as: “Kapooka, New South Wales” and “Kapooka, New South Wales, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kapooka Tragedy Memorial and Kapooka Military Camp Public School.

Memorial
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School
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Pitch
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is a pitch, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Kapooka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashmont and Wagga Wagga.

Suburb
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, known originally as "J.J. Salmon's Estate" is a south-western suburb of Wagga Wagga, , . The suburb is named after the Salmon family's original homestead that was located where the suburb now stands. is situated 5 km northeast of Kapooka.

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, the largest inland city in , with a population of around 56,000 people, is located on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. The city is universally referred to as Wagga.

Kapooka

Latitude
-35.14833° or 35° 8′ 54″ south
Longitude
147.28444° or 147° 17′ 4″ east
Population
1,250
Elevation
265 metres (869 feet)
Open location code
4RP9V72M+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 113722605
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8348021
Wiki­data ID
Q14934855
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Irish—“Kapooka” goes by many names.
  • French: “Kapooka”
  • Irish: “Kapooka”

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