Piangil
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Piangil, once frequently spelled "Pyangil", is a town in the Mallee region of northern Victoria, Australia. It is approximately north-west of the state capital, Melbourne and north-west of the regional centre of Swan Hill. At the , Piangil and the surrounding rural area had a population of 259.
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Piangil, once frequently spelled "Pyangil", is a town in the Mallee region of northern Victoria, Australia. It is approximately north-west of the state capital, Melbourne and north-west of the regional centre of Swan Hill. At the , Piangil and the surrounding rural area had a population of 259.
The name of the town is derived from the Piangil pastoral run, taken up in 1846 by William Coghill. It is thought that the name was derived from an Aboriginal word for the Murray cod.
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