Latrobe, Tasmania

Latrobe, Tasmania

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Latrobe
state = tas


caption =
lga = Latrobe Council
postcode = 7307
est =
pop = 2690 (2001)cite web |publisher=Government of Tasmania Department of Justice|url=http://soer.justice.tas.gov.au/2003/indicator/55/index.php |title=Population distribution |date=2006-12-14 |accessdate=2007-03-12]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Braddon
fedgov = Braddon
dist1 = 11
location1= Devonport
dist2 = 43
location2= Deloraine
dist3 = 82
location3= Launceston

Latrobe is a town in northern Tasmania, Australia, situated on the Mersey River. It lies 8 km south-east of Devonport on the Bass Highway. It is main centre of the Latrobe Council.

The area was first settled by B. B. Thomas in 1826 and, in 1861, the settlement was named for Charles Joseph Latrobe (1801-1875), the administrator of the colony of Tasmania.

The town has a population of 2690 (2001 census)

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