Castra, Tasmania

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Castra

| state = tas

| coordinates={{Coord|-41.3333|146.1333|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-TAS|display=inline,title}}

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| pop =

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| established =

| postcode = 7315

| elevation =

| region = North-west and west

| location1 = Ulverstone

| dist1 = 19

| dir1 = S

| lga = Central Coast

| stategov = Braddon

| fedgov = Braddon

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| near-nw = Preston

| near-n = Preston, Sprent, Gawler

| near-ne = Sprent

| near-e = Upper Castra, Sprent

| near-w = Preston

| near-sw = Preston

| near-s = Upper Castra

| near-se = Upper Castra

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Castra is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Coast in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about {{convert|19|km}} south of the town of Ulverstone. The 2021 census recorded a population of 41 for Castra.

==History==

Castra is a confirmed locality.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1 |title=Placenames Tasmania – Castra |publisher=Placenames Tasmania |access-date=13 September 2020 |at=Select “Search”, enter "39434M", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”}}

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Castra+TAS+7315/@-41.3003463,146.0792687,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa7a4cbb2d8f2955:0x403c94dd0dde950!8m2!3d-41.2910471!4d146.1187372 |title=Castra, Tasmania |access-date=13 September 2020}}

==Road infrastructure==

Route C124 (Central Castra Road) passes through from north to south.{{cite web|url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-08-01 |title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes |date=May 2017 |publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment |access-date=13 September 2020}}

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