Boigbeat, Victoria

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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}

{{Infobox Australian place | type = town

| name = Boigbeat

| state = vic

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|use_lga_map = yes

| coordinates = {{coord|35|34|0|S|142|55|0|E|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_label_position = right

| postcode = 3531

| est =

| pop = 8

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes={{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC20267| name = Boigbeat(State Suburb) | access-date = 10 January 2021 | quick = on}}

| elevation= 77

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| lga = Shire of Buloke

| stategov =

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| dist1 = 343

| location1= Melbourne

| dist2 = 74

| location2= Swan Hill

| dist3 = 11

| location3= Berriwillock

| dist4 = 9

| location4= Sea Lake[http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp Travelmate] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324192800/http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/Mapmaker.asp |date=24 March 2007 }}

| near-nw = Sea Lake

| near-n = Sea Lake

| near-ne = Springfield

| near-w = Banyan

| near-e = Springfield

| near-sw = Banyan

| near-s = Berriwillock

| near-se = Berriwillock

}}

Boigbeat is a locality situated in The Mallee region. It is situated about 9 kilometres south east of Sea Lake and 11 kilometres north west of Berriwillock.

The place name Boigbeat is derived from the traditional Aboriginal word for the location which was Boigbeal with the word beal meaning "redgum" and referring to the only clump of gum trees for many miles.[http://vaclang.ozhosting.com/search.asp Aboriginal Placenames of Victoria] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408110325/http://vaclang.ozhosting.com/search.asp |date=8 April 2008 }}

Boigbeat Post Office opened on 1 July 1898 and closed in 1970.{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Boigbeat*| access-date = 28 February 2021 }}