Kerang

Also known as Kerang, Victoria, Kerang, Victoria, Australia

thumb|Location of Kerang in Victoria (red)

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Within Vinony's link graph, Kerang is referenced by 286 other articles, and connects out to Victoria, Bendigo and Burke and Wills expedition.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 6 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2021 ID different from Wikidata, Kerang, Victoria and Mallee (Victoria).

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Population: 3696
Elevation: 86
Image: KerangMainStreet.JPG

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Commons category: Kerang, Victoria
postal code: 3579
male population: 1864
female population: 2031

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thumb|Location of Kerang in Victoria (red)

Kerang is a town on the Loddon River in north-central Victoria, Australia. It is the commercial centre to an irrigation district based on livestock, horticulture, lucerne and grain. It is located north-west of Melbourne on the Murray Valley Highway a few kilometres north of its intersection with the Loddon Valley Highway, elevation . At the , Kerang had a population of 3,960. Kerang is believed to be an Aboriginal word for Cockatoo. It is home to Australia's largest solar and battery farm, which was opened in June 2019. The 50-megawatt battery system is located outside of Kerang and stores 100 per cent renewable energy. The 2,000 solar panels have become a tourist attraction and are drawing many businesses to the town.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kerang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.