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  Cavan | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:35°01′S148°50′E / 35.017°S 148.833°E /-35.017; 148.833 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 381 m (1,250 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 47 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2582 | ||||||||||||
| County | Cowley | ||||||||||||
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Cavan (/keɪvən/KAY-vən) is a rural community situated on the south bank of theMurrumbidgee River in theYass Valley Shire.[3][4] At the2016 census, it had a population of 47.[2] It is situated by road, about 40 kilometres southwest ofYass and 43 northwest ofCanberra. It was named after the town ofCavan inIreland. It is reportedly owned byRupert Murdoch.[5]
Cavan Post Office opened on 1 March 1887, closed in 1902, reopened in 1913 and closed in 1951.[6]
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